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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 | 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 ?. | ||
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. | ||