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The CVCC grade had some reflexes with either the first C assimilating into V or the second C (explain some words like muad, yar or -b, -d finals)
The CVCC grade had some reflexes with either the first C assimilating into V or the second C (explain some words like muad, yar or -b, -d finals)
====Weak roots====
====Weak roots====
Weak roots such as *yriš 'to hear' and *sap' 'to pull' undergo irregularities, like weak roots in Semitic. The weak consonants are y, w, H, and ?.
''Weak roots'' such as *yriš 'to hear' and *sap' 'to pull' have irregularities in their allomorphs, like weak roots in Semitic. The weak consonants are y, w, H, and ?.


Either the verbal stem (e.g. ''yriš'' > ''riš'') or the nominal stem (''sap''' > ''sap'' 'to pull, to drag') or both are shortened, and either drops or assimilates the weak consonant.
Either the verbal stem (e.g. ''yriš'' > ''riš'') or the nominal stem (''sap''' > ''sap'' 'to pull, to drag') or both are shortened, and either drops or assimilates the weak consonant.
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