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* Two states - regular and construct. Construct is frozen, not productive. The genitive clitic (cp. English ‘’of’’) is dal - [[ܕܠ]]<ref>a combination of Aramaic '’d-'', and Western Arabics ''dyal’’</ref> | * Two states - regular and construct. Construct is frozen, not productive. The genitive clitic (cp. English ‘’of’’) is dal - [[ܕܠ]]<ref>a combination of Aramaic '’d-'', and Western Arabics ''dyal’’</ref> | ||
* Definiteness can only be achieved through proper nouns or the definite article [[ܗܠ]]/hal<ref>Graciously lifted from Semitish - http://palisra.com - by Nizar Habash, with permission</ref>. No indefinite article. | * Definiteness can only be achieved through proper nouns or the definite article [[ܗܠ]]/hal<ref>Graciously lifted from Semitish - http://palisra.com - by Nizar Habash, with permission</ref>. No indefinite article. | ||
* ܗܐܡ (hâm) is the sentence initial, polar question particle | |||
* No pausal forms | * No pausal forms | ||
* Adjectives | * Adjectives | ||