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Eḥeiθymmen Amran: Difference between revisions
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Syllables are determined by vowel-sounds and diphthong-sounds. There is one vowel or diphthong per syllable. | Syllables are determined by vowel-sounds and diphthong-sounds. There is one vowel or diphthong per syllable. | ||
The determination of stress is understood within the bounds of the ultimate to | The determination of stress is understood within the bounds of the ultimate to antepenultimate syllable. | ||
If the word at most contains: | If the word at most contains: | ||
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If the word contains: | If the word contains: | ||
* more than three syllables, then the | * more than three syllables, then the antepenultimate syllable is stressed. | ||
* a diphthong or a long vowel in the ultimate, penultimate, or | * a diphthong or a long vowel in the ultimate, penultimate, or antepenultimate syllable, then that syllable is stressed. | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||