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<h3>Root Modifiers</h3>

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Many Phyrexian words are built by joining a word root to a particle immediately before it. This is similar to English, where the suffix "X -er" means "a thing that does X" (work<u>er</u>, sleep<u>er</u>, walk<u>er</u>).
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Many of these are not entirely understood due to the lack of examples for them, so I will not try to create a table explaining each one. This will be explored in a later chapter and, for now,
here are some brief examples of this concept in action (of cases we are very sure about):
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<p>Collective prefix: ke</p>
<p>Collective of land (θəɢð) = World: keθəɢð - <span class="phy_fonted" style="font-size: large;">keθəɢð</span></p>
<p>Collective of creature (φe'x) = Herd: keφe'x - <span class="phy_fonted" style="font-size: large;">xeθəɢð</span></p>
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<p>Opposition prefix: əx</p>
<p>Opposite of player (nɒqč) = Opponent: əxnɒqč - <span class="phy_fonted" style="font-size: large;">əxnɒqč</span></p>
<p>Opposite of pure (tunm) = Impure: əxtunm - <span class="phy_fonted" style="font-size: large;">əxtunm</span></p>
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<p>Ability prefix: ɣwi</p>
<p>Ability to fly (tøšq) = Flying: ɣwitøšq - <span class="phy_fonted" style="font-size: large;">ɣwitøšq</span></p>
<p>Ability to "oversee" (pnrukm) = Vigilance: ɣwipnrukm - <span class="phy_fonted" style="font-size: large;">ɣwipnrukm</span></p>
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<p>"One that-" prefix: naķm</p>
<p>One that whispers ('idžee't) = Whisperer: naķm'idžee't - <span class="phy_fonted" style="font-size: large;">naķm'idžee't</span></p>
<p>One that speaks (pihš) = Speaker: naķmpihš - <span class="phy_fonted" style="font-size: large;">naķmpihš</span></p>
<p>One that defiles (zept) = Defiler: naķmzept - <span class="phy_fonted" style="font-size: large;">naķmzept</span></p>
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<h3>Composite Words</h3>

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Much like some real world languages, Phyrexian can concatenate multiple words when they add to the meaning of each other. The main reason for this to happen is with adjectives,
which specify qualities for another word. If this concatenation was applied to english, we could write a "phyrexian beast" as "phyrexianbeast".
which specify qualities for another word. If this concatenation was applied to English, we could write a "phyrexian beast" as "phyrexianbeast".
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<p>Legendary + Colorless + Artifact + Token: ʁajg + əxsopšikt + qxuna'k + fa'ipeθ - <span class="phy_fonted" style="font-size: large;">ʁajgəxsopšiktqxuna'kfa'ipeθ</span></p>
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<p>Green + Phyrexian + Beast + Creature + Token: ɮiww + φyrx + pnpe'k + φe'x + fa'ipθ - <span class="phy_fonted" style="font-size: large;">ɮiwwφyrxpnpe'kφe'xfa'ipθ</span></p>
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<h3>Word Modifiers</h3>

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On top of having modifiers for each of the roots that can compose a word, Phyrexian can also have modifiers for the whole word, that come before or after the concatenated unit of roots.
These normally carry meaning that doesn't modify the meaning of the roots, but specifies it within the phrase or within a larger context.
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These are similar to prepositions in English, where you would say "I want <u>this</u> option", "It's <u>in</u> the fridge", "It's <u>on</u> the table", etc.
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Once again, these are not completely understood and will be explored in a later chapter. Here are examples that we're more sure of:
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<p>Addition suffix: xə</p>
<p>Creatures (φee'x) <u>and</u> Artifacts (qxunaa'k): φee'xqxunaa'kxə - <span class="phy_fonted" style="font-size: large;">φee'xqxunaa'kxə</span></p>
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<h3>Conjugation and Relaional Infixes</h3>
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