-അവർ
Malayalam
Etymology
From അവർ (avaṟ, “they”). As a suffix, it converts a relative participle into a plural or honorific pronominal noun.
Suffix
-അവർ • (-avaṟ)
- those who; they who; the people who...
- Used to form a plural pronominal noun from a relative participle.
Syntactic Roles
Like the singular forms, it can represent the subject or the object:
- As Subject (The Doers):
- സത്യം പറയുന്നവർ ആരെയും ഭയപ്പെടില്ല.
- satyaṁ paṟayunnavaṟ āreyuṁ bhayappeṭilla.
- Those who speak (subject) the truth will not fear anyone.
- As Object (The Receivers):
- നീ കണ്ടവർ ആരെല്ലാമാണ്?
- nī kaṇṭavaṟ ārellāmāṇŭ?
- Who are all the people [whom] you saw (object)?