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WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE GENDER OF NOUNS

From: ChittyP AT aol.com
To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE GENDER OF NOUNS
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 22:58:11 EST

I would like to know the origin for the assignment of gender to nouns and the
reasoning behind it. Many times there seems to be no rhyme or reason. I am
sure this has been addressed many times but I miss reading a lot of issues of
b-hebrew.

Thanks for your help.
Phil Chitty

WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE GENDER OF NOUNS, ChittyP, 01/30/2000
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- Re: WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE GENDER OF NOUNS, Reinhard G.Lehmann, 01/31/2000