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Noun mutation has lexicalized to the form that came after the definite article. h- is still added to vowel initial plural nouns but not adjectives. | Noun mutation has lexicalized to the form that came after the definite article. h- is still added to vowel initial plural nouns but not adjectives. | ||
Bamăriș gained an animacy distinction. Animate singular nouns always take the definite article ''nt/n/m'' (< Proto Ăn Yidiș ''*ənt'', the masculine sg. nominative article before vowels) while the inanimate singular article is ''a'' before a consonant and '' | Bamăriș gained an animacy distinction. Animate singular nouns always take the definite article ''nt/n/m'' (< Proto Ăn Yidiș ''*ənt'', the masculine sg. nominative article before vowels) while the inanimate singular article is ''a'' before a consonant and ''n'' before a vowel. Non-Hebrew/Aramaic noun plurals are regularly -(ă)n, or for loans from English, ''-s''. | ||
* m břeythin 'the judge', nă břeythinăn 'the judges' | * m břeythin 'the judge', nă břeythinăn 'the judges' | ||
** Hebrew plurals are kept in Hebrew words: ''n șowfăd'', ''nă șowfdăm'' 'judge' | ** Hebrew plurals are kept in Hebrew words: ''n șowfăd'', ''nă șowfdăm'' 'judge' | ||