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*Triconsonantal (singular - '''qVtel''', plural '''qitVl''', where "V" is a vowel): '''qatl''': 𐤀𐤓𐤑 ''arts'' "earth", 𐤁𐤏𐤋 ''baˁal'' "master, lord", '''qitl''': 𐤌𐤋𐤊 ''milk'' "king"; | *Triconsonantal (singular - '''qVtel''', plural '''qitVl''', where "V" is a vowel): '''qatl''': 𐤀𐤓𐤑 ''arts'' "earth", 𐤁𐤏𐤋 ''baˁal'' "master, lord", '''qitl''': 𐤌𐤋𐤊 ''milk'' "king"; | ||
*'''qatol''': 𐤀𐤃𐤌 ''adom'' "man", '''qital''' 𐤉𐤓𐤇 ''yiraḥ'' "moon", '''qatul''': 𐤒𐤈𐤍 ''qatun'' "small", '''qital''': 𐤆𐤓𐤀 ''dzira'' "seed"; | *'''qatol''': 𐤀𐤃𐤌 ''adom'' "man", '''qital''' 𐤉𐤓𐤇 ''yiraḥ'' "moon", '''qatul''': 𐤒𐤈𐤍 ''qatun'' "small", '''qital''': 𐤆𐤓𐤀 ''dzira'' "seed"; | ||
*Furtive "a" roots: ̄𐤌𐤅𐤇 ''mūaḥ'' "brain", ̄𐤋𐤅𐤇 ''lūaḥ'' "tablet"; | *'''Furtive "a"''' roots: ̄𐤌𐤅𐤇 ''mūaḥ'' "brain", ̄𐤋𐤅𐤇 ''lūaḥ'' "tablet"; | ||
*Weak roots (roots, once containing "w" or "y"): 𐤁𐤕 ''bêth'', 𐤔𐤉𐤓 ''sīr'' "song". | *'''Weak''' roots (roots, once containing "w" or "y"): 𐤁𐤕 ''bêth'' "house", 𐤔𐤉𐤓 ''sīr'' "song". | ||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
Verbal consonantal roots are placed into derived verbal stems, which mainly serve to indicate grammatical voice. This includes various distinctions of reflexivity, passivity, and causativity. Verbs of every pattern have three non-finite forms (one participle, two infinitives), three modal forms (cohortative, imperative, jussive), and two major conjugations (prefixing, suffixing). These two conjugations have different functions. The meaning of the prefixing and suffixing conjugations are also affected by the conjugation, and their meaning with respect to tense and aspect is a matter of debate. | Verbal consonantal roots are placed into derived verbal stems, which mainly serve to indicate grammatical voice. This includes various distinctions of reflexivity, passivity, and causativity. Verbs of every pattern have three non-finite forms (one participle, two infinitives), three modal forms (cohortative, imperative, jussive), and two major conjugations (prefixing, suffixing). These two conjugations have different functions. The meaning of the prefixing and suffixing conjugations are also affected by the conjugation, and their meaning with respect to tense and aspect is a matter of debate. | ||