An affix exists which carries the meaning conveyed by English sentences <i>May God always help you!</i> 

<br><br>For example, in Kumyk, a suffix <i>-ghaj</i> can attach to the verb to convey this meaning, as in <i>Jaxšy jangur jav-ghaj edi</i> ‘good rain rain-OPT COP’ for something like <i>Would that it rained</i> or <i>May it rain!</i>(Dobrushina et al. 2008). 

<br><br><b>Glossing Convention:</b> The optative will be glossed OPT. 

<br><br><b>Note:</b> Languages which do not productively use affixal morphology will be marked <b>NA</b>. 

<br><br><b>Reference</b><br>
Dobrushina, Nina & van der Auwera, Johan & Goussev, Valentin. 2008. The Optative.
In Haspelmath et al. (2008), chapter 73.
Available online at <a href=â€http://wals.info/feature/73â€> http://wals.info/feature/73</a href>.

