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'''Eḥeiθymme''' is a word built from nominal form of the root '''∅-Y-T''' indicating "language, speaking, articulated speech", rendered as '''ait''', which morphs to '''eiθ''', the '''ah-''' prefix, which morphs to '''eḥ-''', formulates proper nouns out of common nouns, and the suffix '''-umma''', which morphs to '''-ymme''', which is the augmentive suffix. All morphing in sounds are accounted for in the section on sound change. '''Eḥeiθymme''', then, means "the great, principle, dominant, important language". | '''Eḥeiθymme''' is a word built from nominal form of the root '''∅-Y-T''' indicating "language, speaking, articulated speech", rendered as '''ait''', which morphs to '''eiθ''', the '''ah-''' prefix, which morphs to '''eḥ-''', formulates proper nouns out of common nouns, and the suffix '''-umma''', which morphs to '''-ymme''', which is the augmentive suffix. All morphing in sounds are accounted for in the section on sound change. '''Eḥeiθymme''', then, means "the great, principle, dominant, important language". | ||
'''Eḥeiθymmen Amran''' is a construction which means "the language of Amran". In genitive constructions involving a proper noun fulfilling the genitive role, the possessed noun is in the construct state, sometimes unrealized morphologically, but in this case, it is indicated by '''-n'''. | '''Amran''' comes from the name of the land, '''Amran Eḥdeir''', which means | ||
'''Eḥeiθymmen Amran''' is a construction which means "the language of Amran". In genitive constructions involving a proper noun fulfilling the genitive role, the possessed noun is in the construct state, sometimes unrealized morphologically, but in this case, it is indicated by '''-n'''. | |||
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