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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 '' | Bamăriș gained an animacy distinction. Animate singular nouns always take the definite article ''n/m'' (from Proto Ăn Yidiș ''*ənt'', the masculine sg. nominative article before vowels), which triggers h-prothesis in vowel-initial words, 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' | ||
* n leynăv 'the child', nă leynăvn 'the children' | * n leynăv 'the child', nă leynăvn 'the children' | ||
* m beybi 'the baby', nă beybis 'the babies' | * m beybi 'the baby', nă beybis 'the babies' | ||
* | * n hIdăch 'the Jew', nă hIdăchn 'the Jews' | ||
* a rowșin 'the rose', nă rowșinăn 'the roses' | * a rowșin 'the rose', nă rowșinăn 'the roses' | ||
* n ofis 'the office', nă hofisăs 'the offices' | * n ofis 'the office', nă hofisăs 'the offices' | ||