sillsdev · AndyBlack · Feb 18, 2026
diff --git a/.../ParserCoreTests/M3ToXAmpleTransformerTestsDataFiles/IrregularlyInflectedFormsLexicon.txt b/.../ParserCoreTests/M3ToXAmpleTransformerTestsDataFiles/IrregularlyInflectedFormsLexicon.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 \eType prefix
 
 
-\lx 4157
+\lx 4157.0.3193
 \g believe.pst.pl
 \c W
 \wc root
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 \mp IrregInflForm6652
 
 
-\lx 4157.0
+\lx 4157.0.9872
 \g seek.pst.pl
 \c W
 \wc root
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 \a bos {9892}
 
 
-\lx 8236
+\lx 8236.0.3193
 \g believe.prs
 \c W
 \wc root
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 \a mot {9698}
 
 
-\lx 10257
+\lx 10257.0.4664
 \g second sense.pst
 \c W
 \wc root

diff --git a/Src/LexText/ParserCore/ParserCoreTests/M3ToXAmpleTransformerTestsDataFiles/emi-flexlex.txt b/Src/LexText/ParserCore/ParserCoreTests/M3ToXAmpleTransformerTestsDataFiles/emi-flexlex.txt
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@
 \a maghuighuina {26872}
 
 
-\lx 4115
+\lx 4115.0.81036
 \g defecate
 \c W
 \wc root
@@ -3919,7 +3919,7 @@
 \a angalua {81043}
 
 
-\lx 23464
+\lx 23464.0.61372
 \g laugh.RDP
 \c W
 \wc root
@@ -3928,7 +3928,7 @@
 \mp IrregInflForm71052
 
 
-\lx 23464
+\lx 23464.0.120453
 \g laugh.RDP
 \c W
 \wc root
@@ -5990,7 +5990,7 @@
 \a apere {75597}
 
 
-\lx 33818
+\lx 33818.0.76068
 \g POSS.3SG
 \c W
 \wc root
@@ -7132,7 +7132,7 @@
 \a natuena {72026}
 
 
-\lx 39937
+\lx 39937.0.57373
 \g body
 \c W
 \wc root
@@ -8150,7 +8150,7 @@
 \eType suffix
 
 
-\lx 45889
+\lx 45889.0.92329
 \g wife
 \c W
 \wc root
@@ -9443,7 +9443,7 @@
 \a sausaukaa {115103}
 
 
-\lx 53296
+\lx 53296.0.35188
 \g 1PAU.EXCL
 \c W
 \wc root
@@ -12726,7 +12726,7 @@
 \a palepale {67250}
 
 
-\lx 70895
+\lx 70895.0.148174
 \g handle
 \c W
 \wc root
@@ -14191,7 +14191,7 @@
 \a tumtumlana {51181}
 
 
-\lx 78967
+\lx 78967.0.119135
 \g end
 \c W
 \wc root
@@ -14815,7 +14815,7 @@
 \a parroe {84866}
 
 
-\lx 82227
+\lx 82227.0.106969
 \g push.aside.RDP
 \c W
 \wc root
@@ -15728,7 +15728,7 @@
 \a kotolungaulu {46644}
 
 
-\lx 87184
+\lx 87184.0.32313
 \g sleep.RDP
 \c W
 \wc root
@@ -15737,7 +15737,7 @@
 \mp IrregInflForm71052
 
 
-\lx 87184
+\lx 87184.0.90982
 \g sleep.RDP
 \c W
 \wc root
@@ -21412,7 +21412,7 @@
 \a tuvu {11507}
 
 
-\lx 117012
+\lx 117012.0.49223
 \g our
 \c W
 \wc root
@@ -24079,7 +24079,7 @@
 \a aippetana {137436}
 
 
-\lx 129944
+\lx 129944.0.78733
 \g taste
 \c W
 \wc root

diff --git a/Src/LexText/ParserCore/ParserXmlWriterExtensions.cs b/Src/LexText/ParserCore/ParserXmlWriterExtensions.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015 SIL International
+// Copyright (c) 2015 SIL International
 // This software is licensed under the LGPL, version 2.1 or later
 // (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html)
 
@@ -18,16 +18,19 @@ namespace SIL.FieldWorks.WordWorks.Parser
 {
 	internal static class ParserXmlWriterExtensions
 	{
-		private static Tuple<int, int> ProcessMsaHvo(string msaHvo)
+		private static Tuple<int, int, int> ProcessMsaHvo(string msaHvo)
 		{
 			string[] msaHvoParts = msaHvo.Split('.');
-			return Tuple.Create(int.Parse(msaHvoParts[0]), msaHvoParts.Length == 2 ? int.Parse(msaHvoParts[1]) : 0);
+			// the msa hvo has one part or three parts separated by a period.
+			// in the latter case, it is the lex entry hvo, the lex ref hvo, and the msa hvo
+			return Tuple.Create(int.Parse(msaHvoParts[0]), msaHvoParts.Length == 3 ? int.Parse(msaHvoParts[1]) : 0,
+				msaHvoParts.Length == 3 ? int.Parse(msaHvoParts[2]) : 0);
 		}
 
 		public static void WriteMsaElement(this XmlWriter writer, LcmCache cache, string formID, string msaID, string type, string wordType)
 		{
 			// Irregulary inflected forms can have a combination MSA hvo: the LexEntry hvo, a period, and an index to the LexEntryRef
-			Tuple<int, int> msaTuple = ProcessMsaHvo(msaID);
+			Tuple<int, int, int> msaTuple = ProcessMsaHvo(msaID);
 			ICmObject obj = cache.ServiceLocator.GetInstance<ICmObjectRepository>().GetObject(msaTuple.Item1);
 			switch (obj.GetType().Name)
 			{
@@ -52,9 +55,9 @@ public static void WriteMsaElement(this XmlWriter writer, LcmCache cache, string
 					var entry = (ILexEntry) obj;
 					if (entry.EntryRefsOS.Count > 0)
 					{
-						ILexEntryRef lexEntryRef = entry.EntryRefsOS[msaTuple.Item2];
-						ILexSense sense = MorphServices.GetMainOrFirstSenseOfVariant(lexEntryRef);
-						WriteStemMsaXmlElement(writer, (IMoStemMsa) sense.MorphoSyntaxAnalysisRA, entry.VariantEntryRefs);
+						// use the msa itself
+						IMoStemMsa stemMsa = (IMoStemMsa)cache.ServiceLocator.GetInstance<ICmObjectRepository>().GetObject(msaTuple.Item3);
+						WriteStemMsaXmlElement(writer, stemMsa, entry.VariantEntryRefs);
 					}
 					break;
 				case "LexEntryInflType":
@@ -328,7 +331,7 @@ public static void WriteMorphInfoElements(this XmlWriter writer, LcmCache cache,
 				int iFirstSpace = shortName.IndexOf(" (", StringComparison.Ordinal);
 				int iLastSpace = shortName.LastIndexOf("):", StringComparison.Ordinal) + 2;
 				alloform = shortName.Substring(0, iFirstSpace);
-				Tuple<int, int> msaTuple = ProcessMsaHvo(msaID);
+				Tuple<int, int, int> msaTuple = ProcessMsaHvo(msaID);
 				ICmObject msaObj = cache.ServiceLocator.GetObject(msaTuple.Item1);
 				if (msaObj.ClassID == LexEntryTags.kClassId)
 				{
@@ -344,7 +347,10 @@ public static void WriteMorphInfoElements(this XmlWriter writer, LcmCache cache,
 						MorphServices.JoinGlossAffixesOfInflVariantTypes(lexEntryRef.VariantEntryTypesRS,
 							glossWs, out sbGlossPrepend, out sbGlossAppend);
 						ITsIncStrBldr sbGloss = sbGlossPrepend;
-						sbGloss.Append(sense.Gloss.BestAnalysisAlternative.Text);
+						// use the gloss of the first sense of the MSA
+						IMoStemMsa stemMsa = (IMoStemMsa)cache.ServiceLocator.GetInstance<ICmObjectRepository>().GetObject(msaTuple.Item3);
+						string msaGloss = (stemMsa != null) ? stemMsa.GetGlossOfFirstSense() : "***";
+						sbGloss.Append(msaGloss);
 						sbGloss.Append(sbGlossAppend.Text);
 						gloss = sbGloss.Text;
 					}

diff --git a/Src/Transforms/Application/FxtM3ParserCommon.xsl b/Src/Transforms/Application/FxtM3ParserCommon.xsl
@@ -179,11 +179,16 @@
 		<xsl:param name="msa"/>
 		<xsl:value-of select="$lexEntry/@Id"/>
 		<xsl:variable name="iPos" select="count($lexEntryRef/preceding-sibling::LexEntryRef)"/>
-		<xsl:if test="$iPos &gt; 0">
-			<xsl:text>.</xsl:text>
-			<!-- Subtracting 1 to account for 0-indexing in C# -->
-			<xsl:value-of select="$iPos - 1"/>
-		</xsl:if>
+		<xsl:text>.</xsl:text>
+		<xsl:choose>
+			<xsl:when test="$iPos &gt; 0">
+				<!-- Subtracting 1 to account for 0-indexing in C# -->
+				<xsl:value-of select="$iPos - 1"/>
+			</xsl:when>
+			<xsl:otherwise>
+				<xsl:text>0</xsl:text>
+			</xsl:otherwise>
+		</xsl:choose>
 		<xsl:call-template name="AppendAnyMsaCountNumber">
 			<xsl:with-param name="msa" select="$msa"/>
 		</xsl:call-template>

diff --git a/Src/Transforms/Application/FxtM3ParserToXAmpleLex.xsl b/Src/Transforms/Application/FxtM3ParserToXAmpleLex.xsl
@@ -2166,17 +2166,15 @@ InflClass
 		<xsl:param name="lexEntry"/>
 		<xsl:param name="sVariantOfGloss"/>
 		<xsl:param name="stemMsa"/>
-			<xsl:choose>
-				<xsl:when test="key('LexEntryInflTypes',$lexEntryRef/LexEntryType/@dst)">
-					<xsl:call-template name="IdOfVariantEntry">
-						<xsl:with-param name="lexEntry" select="$lexEntry"/>
-						<xsl:with-param name="lexEntryRef" select="$lexEntryRef"/>
-					</xsl:call-template>
-				</xsl:when>
-				<xsl:otherwise>
-					<xsl:value-of select="$stemMsa/@Id"/>
-				</xsl:otherwise>
-			</xsl:choose>
+			<xsl:if test="key('LexEntryInflTypes',$lexEntryRef/LexEntryType/@dst)">
+				<!-- we produce sn id that has three parts separated by a period: the lex entry, the lex ref, and the msa -->
+				<xsl:call-template name="IdOfVariantEntry">
+					<xsl:with-param name="lexEntry" select="$lexEntry"/>
+					<xsl:with-param name="lexEntryRef" select="$lexEntryRef"/>
+				</xsl:call-template>
+				<xsl:text>.</xsl:text>
+			</xsl:if>
+			<xsl:value-of select="$stemMsa/@Id"/>
 			<xsl:variable name="gloss">
 				<xsl:call-template name="GlossOfVariant">
 					<xsl:with-param name="lexEntryRef" select="$lexEntryRef"/>