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Nouns have singular and plural numbers and three states as in Hebrew and Aramaic. The formation of the construct | 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. | ||
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''ȝėlā́m'' = world | ''ȝėlā́m'' = world |
Revision as of 18:45, 13 September 2019
Old Togarmite or Classical Togarmite (Θėgammī́θ /tʰɛːgamˈmiːtʰ/; Modern: Þėgamiþ ȝyþik) is the ancestor of Modern Togarmite. It is the liturgical language of Θāħī́daθ an Hawū́θ which is dominant in Lõis's Eastern Europe.
Phonology
Consonants
- m n /m n/
- p t c k ' /p t ts k ʔ/
- b d g /b d g/
- φ θ χ /pʰ tʰ kʰ/
- s š ħ h /s ʃ χ h/
- z ž ȝ /z ʒ ʁ/
- w l r j /lw r j/
Vowels
Old Togarmite had the following vowels:
a ā e ė ē i ī ȯ ō u ū ay aw /a aː ɛ ɛː eː ɪ iː ɔː oː ʊ uː aj aw/
Stress
Stress is phonemic and not entirely predictable. Old Togarmite stress is a result of a lot of analogical levelling from Proto-Semitic (particularly in verbs), and caused vowel lengthening as in Hebrew.
Final stress is common but less so than in Hebrew: Togarmite words often resemble Hebrew pausal forms (e.g. OTog yismā́ȝū /jɪsˈmaːʁuː/ 'they will hear', cf. Tiberian Hebrew pausal variant /jiʃˈmɔːʕuː/ for ישמעו /jiʃmăˈʕuː/ 'they hear'.)
Inflection
Pronouns
Independent
- 1sg: ʔanė́χ
- 2sg: ʔáθθa (m), ʔéθθe (f)
- 3sg: hū (m), hī (f)
- 1pl: náħnė
- 2pl: ʔáθθum (m), ʔéθθin (f)
- 3pl: hōm (m), hēn (f)
Object
- 1sg: -nī
- 2sg: -χa (f), -χi (f)
- 3sg: -uh/-u (m), -ā (f)
- 1pl: -nė
- 2pl: -χum (m), -χin (f)
- 3pl: -um/-hum (m), -in/-hin (f)
Object pronouns immediately follow the verb and are written with a hyphen in native script: for example, gaddḗl-nī 'he made me great'.
Inflected prepositions
Nouns
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.
Masculine nouns
ȝėlā́m = world
- absolute: ȝėlā́m, ȝėlamī́n
- construct: ȝė́lam, ȝėlā́mė
- definite: an ȝėlā́m, an ȝėlamī́n
Possessive forms:
singular: báyθī, báyθaχ, báyθeχ, báyθuh, báyθā, báyθenė, báyθeχum, báyθeχin, báyθōm, báyθēn
plural: bėθā́y, bėθáyχa, bėθáyχe, bėθáyyu, bėθáyyā, bėθáynė, bėθáyχum, bėθáyχin, bėθáyyum, bėθáyyin
Feminine -(a)θ nouns
ȝasū́raθ = noblewoman
- indefinite: ȝasū́raθ, ȝasūrė́θ
- construct: ȝasū́raθ, ȝasū́rėθ
- definite: an ȝasū́raθ, an ȝasūrė́θ
warášθ = last will
- indefinite: warášθ, warašė́θ
- construct: warášθ, warā́šėθ
- definite: an warášθ, an warašė́θ
Adjectives
Declension of tėb 'good':
- yawm tėb = a good day
- an yáwm an tė́b = the good day
- yawmė́θ tėbī́n = good days
- an yawmė́θ an tėbī́n = the good days
- φarī́θ tė́baθ = a good fruit
- an φarī́θ an tė́baθ = the good fruit
- φariyė́θ tėbė́θ = good fruits
- an φariyė́θ an tėbė́θ = the good fruits
(Attributive adjectives cannot take the construct state)
Verbs
- See Togarmite/Old/Gzarot for common verb irregularities..
Old Togarmite verbs are divided into 7 binyanim:
- φaȝāl/nuφȝāl - G/N-stem
- φaȝȝēl/φuȝȝāl - D-stem
- haφȝēl/hassuφȝāl - Š-stem
- haφθaȝāl - tG/Gt-stem
- niφθuȝāl - Nt-stem
- θaφaȝȝēl/θaφuȝȝāl - tD-stem
- hastaφȝēl/hastuφȝāl - Št-stem
Togarmite finite verbs have 7 morphological tenses:
- past: past action
- present: present, continuing or habitual action
- future: future action or completed in the future; gnomic tense
- subjunctive: for sequences of tenses
- optative: for sequences of tenses; less strong wishes
- jussive: demands; wishes
- imperative: direct commands
Binyan 1A: φaȝāl
Semantics: basic action
→ Person ↓ Tense |
1s | 2ms | 2fs | 3ms | 3fs | 1p | 2mp | 2fp | 3mp | 3fp |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
past | χaθábθī | χaθábθa | χaθábθe | χaθā́b | χaθā́baθ | χaθábnė | χaθábθum | χaθábθin | χaθā́bū | χaθábna |
subjunctive | waχaθábθī | waχaθábθa | waχaθábθe | waχaθā́b | waχaθā́baθ | waχaθábnė | waχaθábθum | waχaθábθin | waχaθā́bū | waχaθábna |
present | ʔaχėθṓb | θaχėθṓb | θaχėθṓbī | yaχėθṓb | yaχėθṓbī | naχėθṓb | θaχėθṓbū | θaχėθṓbna | yaχėθṓbū | yaχėθṓbna |
future | ʔaχθṓb | θaχθṓb | θaχθṓbī | yaχθṓb | yaχθṓbī | naχθṓb | θaχθṓbū | θaχθúbna | yaχθṓbū | yaχθúbna |
optative | ʔaχθubánna | θaχθubánna | θaχθubínna | yaχθubánna | yaχθubínna | naχθubánna | θaχθubúnna | θaχθubnánna | yaχθubúnna | yaχθubnánna |
jussive | ʔáχθub | θáχθub | θáχθubī | yáχθub | yáχθubī | náχθub | θáχθubū | θáχθubna | yáχθubū | yáχθubna |
imperative | - | χuθṓb! | χuθṓbī! | - | - | - | χuθṓbū! | χuθṓbna! | - | - |
active participle | χėθḗb | |||||||||
passive participle | maχθū́b | |||||||||
verbal noun | χiθė́b |
Example: hamā́l 'to suffer', žaχā́r 'to remember'
Binyan 1P: nuφȝāl
Semantics: passive of Binyan 1; change of state
→ Person ↓ Tense |
1s | 2ms | 2fs | 3ms | 3fs | 1p | 2mp | 2fp | 3mp | 3fp |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
past | nugdálθī | nugdálθa | nugdálθe | nugdā́l | nugdā́laθ | nugdálnė | nugdálθum | nugdálθin | nugdā́lū | nugdálna |
subjunctive | wanugdálθī | wanugdálθa | wanugdálθe | wanugdā́l | wanugdā́laθ | wanugdálnė | wanugdálθum | wanugdálθin | wanugdā́lū | wanugdálna |
present | ʔuggėdā́l | θuggėdā́l | θuggėdā́lī | yuggėdā́l | yuggėdā́lī | nuggėdā́l | θuggėdā́lū | θuggėdálna | yuggėdā́lū | yuggėdálna |
future | ʔuggadā́l | θuggadā́l | θuggadā́lī | yuggadā́l | yuggadā́lī | nuggadā́l | θuggadā́lū | θuggadálna | yuggadā́lū | yuggadálna |
optative | ʔuggadalánna | θuggadalánna | θuggadalínna | yuggadalánna | yuggadalínna | nuggadalánna | θuggadalúnna | θuggadalnánna | yuggadalúnna | yuggadalnánna |
jussive | ʔúggadal | θúggadal | θúggadalī | yúggadal | yúggadalī | núggadal | θúggadalū | θúggadalna | yúggadalū | yúggadalna |
imperative | - | huggadā́l! | huggadā́lī! | - | - | - | huggadā́lū! | huggadálna! | - | - |
participle | muggadā́l | |||||||||
verbal noun | nugdė́l |
Binyan 2A: φaȝȝēl
Semantics: intensive, causative, applicative, denominal verbs including 4-consonant verbs and loan verbs.
Examples:
- šabbḗr 'to shatter' (intensive of š-b-r 'to break')
- žaχχḗr 'to record' (causative of ž-χ-r 'to remember')
- ħassḗb 'to consider' (applicative of ħ-s-b 'to think')
- šayyḗr 'to sing the praises of' (applicative of š(-y-)r 'to sing')
- žāhḗb 'to gild' (denominative of žahāb 'gold')
- nabbḗʔ 'to prophesy, to call out' (from Hebrew נביא nâbiʔ)
- θargḗm 'to translate' (from Aramaic תרגום targum)
- lammḗs 'to give charitably; to give alms' (from lammū́sīn 'alms', from Greek eleēmosynē)
- raθθḗm 'to count' (the root r-θ-m was borrowed from Greek arithmos 'number')
→ Person ↓ Tense |
1s | 2ms | 2fs | 3ms | 3fs | 1p | 2mp | 2fp | 3mp | 3fp |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
past | žaχχírθī | žaχχírθa | žaχχírθe | žaχχḗr | žaχχḗraθ | žaχχírnė | žaχχírθum | žaχχírθin | žaχχḗrū | žaχχírna |
subjunctive | wažaχχírθī | wažaχχírθa | wažaχχírθe | wažaχχḗr | wažaχχḗraθ | wažaχχírnė | wažaχχírθum | wažaχχírθin | wažaχχḗrū | wažaχχírna |
present | ʔažaχėχḗr | θažaχėχḗr | θažaχėχḗrī | yažaχėχḗr | yažaχėχḗrī | nažaχėχḗr | θažaχėχḗrū | θažaχėχírna | yažaχėχḗrū | yažaχėχírna |
future | ʔažaχχḗr | θažaχχḗr | θažaχχḗrī | yažaχχḗr | yažaχχḗrī | nažaχχḗr | θažaχχḗrū | θažaχχírna | yažaχχḗrū | yažaχχírna |
optative | ʔažaχχiránna | θažaχχiránna | θažaχχirínna | yažaχχiránna | yažaχχirínna | nažaχχiránna | θažaχχirúnna | θažaχχirnánna | yažaχχirúnna | yažaχχirnánna |
jussive | ʔažáχχir | θažáχχir | θažáχχirī | yažáχχir | yažáχχirī | nažáχχir | θažáχχirū | θažáχχirna | yažáχχirū | yažáχχirna |
imperative | - | žaχχḗr! | žaχχḗrī! | - | - | - | žaχχḗrū! | žaχχírna! | - | - |
participle | mužaχχḗr | |||||||||
verbal noun | žaχχū́r, žiχχárθ |
Binyan 2P: φuȝȝāl
→ Person ↓ Tense |
1s | 2ms | 2fs | 3ms | 3fs | 1p | 2mp | 2fp | 3mp | 3fp |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
past | žuχχárθī | žuχχárθa | žuχχárθe | žuχχā́r | žuχχā́raθ | žuχχárnė | žuχχárθum | žuχχárθin | žuχχā́rū | žuχχárna |
subjunctive | wažuχχárθī | wažuχχárθa | wažuχχárθi | wažuχχā́r | wažuχχā́raθ | wažuχχárnė | wažuχχárθum | wažuχχárθin | wažuχχā́rū | wažuχχárna |
present | ʔažuχėχā́r | θažuχėχā́r | θažuχėχā́rī | yažuχėχā́r | yažuχėχā́rī | nažuχėχā́r | θažuχėχā́rū | θažuχėχárna | yažuχėχā́rū | yažuχėχárna |
future | ʔažuχχā́r | θažuχχā́r | θažuχχā́rī | yažuχχā́r | yažuχχā́rī | nažuχχā́r | θažuχχā́rū | θažuχχárna | yažuχχā́rū | yažuχχárna |
optative | ʔažuχχaránna | θažuχχaránna | θažuχχarínna | yažuχχaránna | yažuχχarínna | nažuχχaránna | θažuχχarúnna | θažuχχarnánna | yažuχχarúnna | yažuχχarnánna |
jussive | ʔažúχχar | θažúχχar | θažúχχarī | yažúχχar | yažúχχarī | nažúχχar | θažúχχarū | θažúχχarna | yažuχχarū | yažúχχarna |
imperative | Verbs of this binyan have no imperatives. | |||||||||
participle | mužuχχā́r | |||||||||
verbal noun | Verbs of this binyan have no verbal nouns. |
Binyan 3A: haφȝēl
Semantics: causative
→ Person ↓ Tense |
1s | 2ms | 2fs | 3ms | 3fs | 1p | 2mp | 2fp | 3mp | 3fp |
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past | hakdísθī | hakdísθa | hakdísθe | hakdḗs | hakdḗsaθ | hakdísnė | hakdísθum | hakdísθin | hakdḗsū | hakdísna |
subjunctive | wakdísθī | wakdísθa | wakdísθe | wakdḗs | wakdḗsaθ | wakdísnė | wakdísθum | wakdísθin | wakdḗsū | wakdísna |
present | ʔakėdḗs | θakėdḗs | θakėdḗsī | yakėdḗs | yakėdḗsī | nakėdḗs | θakėdḗsū | θakėdísna | yakėdḗsū | yakėdísna |
future | ʔakdḗs | θakdḗs | θakdḗsī | yakdḗs | yakdḗsī | nakdḗs | θakdḗsū | θakdísna | yakdḗsū | yakdísna |
optative | ʔakdisánna | θakdisánna | θakdisínna | yakdisánna | yakdisínna | nakdisánna | θakdisúnna | θakdisnánna | yakdisúnna | yakdisnánna |
jussive | ʔákdis | θákdis | θákdisī | yákdis | yákdisī | nákdis | θákdisū | θákdisna | yákdisū | yákdisna |
imperative | - | hakdḗs! | hakdḗsī! | - | - | - | hakdḗsū! | hakdísna! | - | - |
participle | makdḗs | |||||||||
verbal noun | hakdū́s |
Binyan 3P: huφȝāl, hissuφȝāl
A variant of this binyan is hissuφȝāl, from older *in-suφȝāl.
→ Person ↓ Tense |
1s | 2ms | 2fs | 3ms | 3fs | 1p | 2mp | 2fp | 3mp | 3fp |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
past | hukdásθī | hukdásθa | hukdásθe | hukdā́s | hukdā́saθ | hukdásnė | hukdásθum | hukdásθin | hukdā́sū | hukdásna |
subjunctive | wukdásθī | wukdásθa | wukdásθe | wukdā́s | wukdā́saθ | wukdásnė | wukdásθum | wukdásθin | wukdā́sū | wukdásna |
present | ʔukėdā́s | θukėdā́s | θukėdā́sī | yukėdā́s | yukėdā́sī | nukėdā́s | θukėdā́sū | θukėdásna | yukėdā́sū | yukėdásna |
future | ʔukdā́s | θukdā́s | θukdā́sī | yukdā́s | yukdā́sī | nukdā́s | θukdā́sū | θukdásna | yukdā́sū | yukdásna |
optative | ʔukdasánna | θukdasánna | θukdasínna | yukdasánna | yukdasínna | nukdasánna | θukdasúnna | θukdasnánna | yukdasúnna | yukdasnánna |
jussive | ʔúkdas | θúkdas | θúkdasī | yúkdas | yúkdasī | núkdas | θúkdasū | θúkdasna | yúkdasū | yúkdasna |
imperative | Verbs of this binyan have no imperatives. | |||||||||
participle | mukdā́s | |||||||||
verbal noun | Verbs of this binyan have no imperatives. |
Binyan 4: heθφaȝāl
Semantics: reflexive, reciprocal, event or change of state
Metathesis happens when C1 ∈ {s, š, c, z, ž, ħ, ȝ}: θs θš θc θz θž θħ θȝ > st št ct zd žd ħt ȝd.
→ Person ↓ Tense |
1s | 2ms | 2fs | 3ms | 3fs | 1p | 2mp | 2fp | 3mp | 3fp |
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past | heθlaħámθī | heθlaħámθa | heθlaħámθe | heθlaħā́m | heθlaħā́maθ | heθlaħámnė | heθlaħámθum | heθlaħámθin | heθlaħā́mū | heθlaħámna |
subjunctive | weθlaħámθī | weθlaħámθa | weθlaħámθe | weθlaħā́m | weθlaħā́maθ | weθlaħámnė | weθlaħámθum | weθlaħámθin | weθlaħā́mū | weθlaħámna |
present | ʔeθlėħā́m | θeθlėħā́m | θeθlėħā́mī | yeθlėħā́m | yeθlėħā́mī | neθlėħā́m | θeθlėħā́mū | θeθlėħámna | yeθlėħā́mū | yeθlėħámna |
future | ʔeθlaħā́m | θeθlaħā́m | θeθlaħā́mī | yeθlaħā́m | yeθlaħā́mī | neθlaħā́m | θeθlaħā́mū | θeθlaħámna | yeθlaħā́mū | yeθlaħámna |
optative | ʔeθlaħamánna | θeθlaħamánna | θeθlaħamínna | yeθlaħamánna | yeθlaħamínna | neθlaħamánna | θeθlaħamúnna | θeθlaħamnánna | yeθlaħamánna | yeθlaħamnánna |
jussive | ʔéθlaħam | θéθlaħam | θéθlaħamī | yéθlaħam | yéθlaħamī | néθlaħam | θéθlaħamū | θéθlaħamna | yéθlaħamū | yéθlaħamna |
imperative | - | heθlaħā́m! | heθlaħā́mī! | - | - | - | heθlaħā́mū! | heθlaħámna! | - | - |
active participle | meθlaħā́m | |||||||||
verbal noun | heθlaħū́m |
Binyan 5: niφθuȝāl
Semantics: reflexive or change of state
→ Person ↓ Tense |
1s | 2ms | 2fs | 3ms | 3fs | 1p | 2mp | 2fp | 3mp | 3fp |
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past | niθluħámθī | niθluħámθa | niθluħámθe | niθluħā́m | niθluħā́maθ | niθluħámnė | niθluħámθum | niθluħámθin | niθluħā́mū | niθluħámna |
subjunctive | waniθluħámθī | waniθluħámθa | waniθluħámθe | waniθluħā́m | waniθluħā́maθ | waniθluħámnė | waniθluħámθum | waniθluħámθin | waniθluħā́mū | waniθluħámna |
present | ʔeθθulėħā́m | θeθθulėħā́m | θeθθulėħā́mī | yeθθulėħā́m | yeθθulėħā́mī | neθθulėħā́m | θeθθulėħā́mū́ | θeθθulėħámna | yeθθulėħā́mū | yeθθulėħámna |
future | ʔeθθulħā́m | θeθθulħā́m | θeθθulħā́mī | yeθθulħā́m | yeθθulħā́mī | neθθulħā́m | θeθθulħā́mū́ | θeθθulħámna | yeθθulħā́mū | yeθθulħámna |
optative | ʔeθθulħamánna | θeθθulħamánna | θeθθulħamínna | yeθθulħamánna | yeθθulħamínna | neθθulħamánna | θeθθulħamúnna | θeθθulħamnánna | yeθθulħamánna | yeθθulħamnánna |
jussive | ʔeθθúlħam | θeθθúlħam | θeθθúlħamī | yeθθúlħam | yeθθúlħamī | neθθúlħam | θeθθúlħamū | θeθθúlħamna | yeθθúlħamū | yeθθúlħamna |
imperative | - | heθθulħā́m! | heθθulħā́mī! | - | - | - | heθθulħā́mū! | heθθulħámna! | - | - |
active participle | meθθulħā́m | |||||||||
verbal noun | niθlaħė́m |
Binyan 6A: θaφaȝȝēl
Semantics: "back-and-forth" actions
Example: θažaχχēr 'to resent, to desire revenge on'
Conjugation is similar to Binyan 2, just with the prefix θa- added.
Binyan 6P: θaφuȝȝāl
Binyan 7A: hastaφȝēl
Semantics: "to make oneself X"; "to take it upon oneself to X"; tends to form verbs involving conscious decision.
Examples:
- hastamȝḗl 'to dare, to venture'
- hastažχḗr 'to make note of'
- hastaχθḗb 'to copy, to transcribe'
→ Person ↓ Tense |
1s | 2ms | 2fs | 3ms | 3fs | 1p | 2mp | 2fp | 3mp | 3fp |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
past | hastatȝímθī | hastatȝímθa | hastatȝímθe | hastatȝḗm | hastatȝḗmaθ | hastatȝímnė | hastatȝímtum | hastatȝímtin | hastatȝḗmū | hastatȝímna |
subjunctive | wastatȝímθī | wastatȝímθa | wastatȝímθi | wastatȝḗm | wastatȝḗmaθ | wastatȝímnė | wastatȝímtum | wastatȝímtin | wastatȝḗmū | wastatȝímna |
present | ʔastatėȝḗm | θastatėȝḗm | θastatėȝḗmī | yastatėȝḗm | yastatėȝḗmī | nastatėȝḗm | θastatėȝḗmū | θastatėȝímna | yastatėȝḗmū | yastatėȝímna |
future | ʔastatȝḗm | θastatȝḗm | θastatȝḗmī | yastatȝḗm | yastatȝḗmī | nastatȝḗm | θastatȝḗmū | θastatȝímna | yastatȝḗmū | yastatȝímna |
optative | ʔastatȝimánna | θastatȝimánna | θastatȝimínna | yastatȝimánna | yastatȝimínna | nastatȝimánna | θastatȝimúnna | θastatȝímnanna | yastatȝimúnna | yastatȝímnanna |
jussive | ʔastátȝim | θastátȝim | θastátȝimī | yastátȝim | yastátȝimī | nastátȝim | θastátȝimū | θastátȝímna | yastátȝimū | yastátȝimna |
imperative | - | hastatȝḗm! | hastatȝḗmī! | - | - | - | hastatȝḗmū! | hastatȝímna! | - | - |
participle | mustatȝḗm | |||||||||
verbal noun | hastatȝū́m |
Binyan 7P: hastuφȝāl
→ Person ↓ Tense |
1s | 2ms | 2fs | 3ms | 3fs | 1p | 2mp | 2fp | 3mp | 3fp |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
past | hastutȝámθī | hastutȝámθa | hastutȝámθe | hastutȝā́m | hastutȝā́maθ | hastutȝámnė | hastutȝámθum | hastutȝámθin | hastutȝā́mū | hastutȝā́mė |
subjunctive | wastutȝámθī | wastutȝámθa | wastutȝámθi | wastutȝā́m | wastutȝā́maθ | wastutȝámnė | wastutȝámθum | wastutȝámθin | wastutȝā́mū | wastutȝā́mė |
present | ʔastutėȝā́m | θastutėȝā́m | θastutėȝā́mī | yastutėȝā́m | yastutėȝā́mī | nastutėȝā́m | θastutėȝā́mū | θastutėȝámna | yastutėȝā́mū | yastutėȝámna |
future | ʔastutȝā́m | θastutȝā́m | θastutȝā́mī | yastutȝā́m | yastutȝā́mī | nastutȝā́m | θastutȝā́mū | θastutȝámna | yastutȝā́mū | yastutȝámna |
optative | ʔastutȝamánna | θastutȝamánna | θastutȝamínna | yastutȝamánna | yastutȝamínna | nastutȝamánna | θastutȝamúnna | θastutȝamnánna | yastutȝamúnna | yastutȝamnánna |
optative | ʔastútȝam | θastútȝam | θastútȝamī | yastútȝam | yastútȝamī | nastútȝam | θastútȝam | θastútȝamna | yastutȝamū | yastútȝamna |
imperative | Verbs of this binyan have no imperatives. | |||||||||
participle | mustutȝā́m | |||||||||
verbal noun | Verbs of this binyan have no verbal nouns. |
Numerals
Numerals ending in 3 through 9 or 10 display the Semitic gender polarity: masculine nouns are maredd with -θ while feminine nouns are unmarked.
- m. ʔaħā́d, f. ʔaħā́θ
- m. šenáyn, f. šeθθáyn, construct šenė, šeθθė
- m. šalė́šaθ, f. šalė́š
- m. ʔarbáȝθ, f. ʔarbáȝ
- m. ħámsaθ, f. ħámse
- m. síθšaθ, f. síθše
- m. sábȝaθ, f. sábȝe
- m. šamė́nīθ, f. šamė́ni
- m. θísȝaθ, f. θísȝe
- m. ȝášraθ, f. ȝášre
Syntax
Vocabulary
Derivation
Sample texts
Schleicher
An xabš wan φarasīn
Χabše, žī law lė hawė šamre, φarasīn raʔė:
yagrur ʔaħadum minhumū markʰabatʰam þakūlam, wa-yaħmil ʔaħadum ħimlam gadālam, wa-yaħmil mahīram aħadum ʔināšam. Wa-yakūl han-kʰabłu: Marra lī han-libbu, bi-raʔātʰī ʔināšam rākʰibam pʰarašīm. Wa-yakūlū han-pʰarašū: Šamaʕ han-kʰabła! Marra lanā han-libbu, bi-raʔātʰinā ðā: ʔināšum han-baʕlu yaʕłiyu lahu malbašatʰam ħamīmatʰam min tłamri han-kʰabłī. Wa-lā li-han-kʰabłi tłamrum. Bi-šamāʕi han-kʰabłi ðā, yabraħ ʔila han-ładiyi.