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== Phonological history of consonants == | == Phonological history of consonants == | ||
=== R vs. r === | === R vs. r === | ||
Vestigial 2i3rāb in an earlier stage gave rise to a phonemic split between R and r; final -r became nonemphatic in nouns and adjectives but -R in verbs and verbal nouns. | Vestigial 2i3rāb in an earlier stage gave rise to a phonemic split between R and r; final -r became nonemphatic in nouns and adjectives (from -ri) but -R in verbs and verbal nouns (from -ru and -ra). | ||
=== Emphasis spread === | === Emphasis spread === | ||
Sketch of emphasis spread rules: | Sketch of emphasis spread rules: | ||