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* ''teymekšumbat'' - missile,  derived from ''tayyamak'' (thunder) + ''šumbat'' (arrow).  Irreg. NI form: ''-teššumbat-''
* ''teymekšumbat'' - missile,  derived from ''tayyamak'' (thunder) + ''šumbat'' (arrow).  Irreg. NI form: ''-teššumbat-''


Note that either one or both of the members of words derived from compounding may experience some syllabic trimming, and often have irregular NI forms, or even no NI form, as in the case of ''gubbakkūni''.  Sometimes syllabic trimming during noun-noun compounding becomes extreme to the point that the original noun becomes unrecognizable, for all intents and purpose becoming a derivational affix:
Note that either one or both of the members of words derived from compounding may experience some syllabic truncation, and often have irregular NI forms, or even no NI form, as in the case of ''gubbakkūni''.  Sometimes syllabic truncation during noun-noun compounding becomes extreme to the point that the original noun becomes unrecognizable, for all intents and purpose becoming a derivational affix:
*''<u>gu</u>-hūr'' "fortress; military base" (from ''gubbat min hūr'', lit. "war mountain)"
*''<u>gu</u>-hūr'' "fortress; military base" (from ''gubbat min hūr'', lit. "war mountain)"
*''ittahipn-<u>errad</u>'' "computer programmer", from ''ittahipna'' + ''redad'' (lit. "computer man")
*''ittahipn-<u>errad</u>'' "computer programmer", from ''ittahipna'' + ''redad'' (lit. "computer man")
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