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Nouns have singular and plural numbers and three states as in Hebrew and Aramaic. The formation of the construct follows a rather complex set of rules, often involving a stress shift. | Nouns have singular and plural numbers and three states as in Hebrew and Aramaic. The formation of the construct follows a rather complex set of rules, often involving a stress shift. | ||
A noun in the construct state is presumed to be definite. Only the last noun can have its definiteness changed: ''bėθ baȝle'' 'a master's house' | A noun in the construct state is presumed to be definite. Only the last noun can have its definiteness changed: ''bėθ baȝle'' 'a master's house' and ''bėθ an baȝle'' 'the master's house' are both definite. | ||
====Masculine nouns==== | ====Masculine nouns==== | ||
''ȝėlā́m'' = world | ''ȝėlā́m'' = world |
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