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''takkrith, takkriyuth'' = incident, incidents | ''takkrith, takkriyuth'' = incident, incidents | ||
Canaanite has lost | Canaanite has lost the construct state. The only remnant of the construct state is the -th- interfix used in possessive constructions between two nouns that end and begin with a vowel, respectively: e.g. | ||
*''hadhør-mittø'' 'bedroom' | *''hadhør-mittø'' 'bedroom' | ||
*''ngønove-th-anf'' 'the grapes of wrath' | *''ngønove-th-anf'' 'the grapes of wrath' | ||
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Degree markers: | Degree markers: | ||
* | *Equative: ''de-'' = as X as; equally X; X enough | ||
*Excessive: ''ro-'' = too (from Celtic) | *Excessive: ''ro-'' = too (from Celtic) | ||
*Comparative/Superlative: ''-ter'' = more X or most X; comparandum takes ''broth'' 'than' (from Biblical Hebrew ''*birʔōṫī ʔeṫ'' 'when I see ACC') | *Comparative/Superlative: ''-ter'' = more X or most X; comparandum takes ''broth'' 'than' (from Biblical Hebrew ''*birʔōṫī ʔeṫ'' 'when I see ACC') |
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