<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 4 Mar 2021 at 22:48, SuStel <<a href="mailto:sustel@trimboli.name">sustel@trimboli.name</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div>On 3/4/2021 4:35 PM, Will Martin wrote:<br>
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<pre>To be honest, I think the more interesting question is whether {pagh} is singular or plural.</pre>
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<p>It's singular.</p>
<p><b>pa'vo' pagh leghlu'</b><i> The room has no view.</i> (CK)<br>
If <b>pagh</b> were plural, the verb would be <b>luleghlu'.</b></p>
<p><b>SaqSubDaq pagh Qoylu'</b><i> In the Saq'sub all is quiet</i>
(paq'batlh)<br>
Not <b>luQoylu'.</b></p>
<p><b>SanDaj SaH pagh</b><i> [And] no one cared about its fate.</i>
(paq'batlh)<br>
<b>SanDaj</b> is definitely singular here (the earth's [ground's]
fate), and it isn't <b>luSaH.</b></p>
<p><b>qeylIS lIjlaHbogh pagh</b><i> Kahless the unforgettable</i>
(paq'batlh)<br>
Not <b>lulIjlaHbogh.</b></p></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>These examples are of the noun {pagh} meaning "nothing, none" and not of the number {pagh} meaning "zero", which is what he's asking about. I think you're right that they're the same word and have the same grammar with regards to its plurality. But it's also possible that it works differently as a number when used for counting.</div><div><br></div><div>The only instance I can think of where the number {pagh} precedes a noun to count it is {Dal pagh jagh}, but the prefix doesn't tell us whether {pagh jagh} is singular or plural.</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">De'vID</div></div>