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* ''3ibrīm'' 'Hebrews', ''3ibrîm'' 'Hebrew (adjective, masculine plural)' | * ''3ibrīm'' 'Hebrews', ''3ibrîm'' 'Hebrew (adjective, masculine plural)' | ||
* ''bētū'' 'his house', ''bētû'' 'his houses' | * ''bētū'' 'his house', ''bētû'' 'his houses' | ||
* ''rū3ē'' 'evils of', ''rū3ê'' 'friends of' | * ''rū3ē'' 'the evils of', ''rū3ê'' 'the friends of' | ||
Many instances of long and overlong vowels resulted from dropped aleph and he and instances of lost gemination in grammatical affixes. For example: ''pû'' 'come! (m.sg.)' (from *būʔ < *buʔ, Tiberian Hebrew /bo:/) | Many instances of long and overlong vowels resulted from dropped aleph and he and instances of lost gemination in grammatical affixes. For example: ''pû'' 'come! (m.sg.)' (from *būʔ < *buʔ, Tiberian Hebrew /bo:/) |
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