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*כּלה'ק ''calăg'' (f) 'girl' "←" כּלה ''cală'' (f) 'bride' + ''-ăg'' diminutive suffix
*כּלה'ק ''calăg'' (f) 'girl' "←" כּלה ''cală'' (f) 'bride' + ''-ăg'' diminutive suffix
*אף-אך ''af-ach'' 'however' "←" אף ''af'' 'even' + אך ''ach'' 'but'
*אַף-אַך ''af-ach'' 'however' "←" אַף ''af'' 'even' + אַך ''ach'' 'but'


Most Hebrew and Aramaic loans are stressed on the second-to-last syllable, like Hebrew loans in Yiddish, but some common Hebrew and Aramaic loans are stressed on the initial or the third-from-last syllable instead. What loans this happens to depends on dialect.
Most Hebrew and Aramaic loans are stressed on the second-to-last syllable, like Hebrew loans in Yiddish, but some common Hebrew and Aramaic loans are stressed on the initial or the third-from-last syllable instead. What loans this happens to depends on dialect.