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The phonemic distinction between /e/ and /i/ is doubtful. | The phonemic distinction between /e/ and /i/ is doubtful. | ||
Many instances of long and overlong vowels resulted from dropped aleph and he and instances of lost gemination in grammatical affixes. For example: ''pû'' 'come! (m.sg.)' (from *būʔ < *buʔ) | Many instances of long and overlong vowels resulted from dropped aleph and he and instances of lost gemination in grammatical affixes. For example: ''pû'' 'come! (m.sg.)' (from *būʔ < *buʔ, Tiberian Hebrew /bo:/) | ||
===Prosody=== | ===Prosody=== |
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