Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 23/12/2004 19:12, Vadim Cherny wrote:

> ...
>
> > You wind  up then with a language based first on bi-consonantal roots,
> >    
> then tri, then quad.
>
> You still does not explain why more or less "all" roots are triliteral. In
> natural-derivation theory, we would expect many quadruples.
>
>  
Vadim, are you not aware that there are quite a number of quadriliteral 
roots in Hebrew? They are very ancient because many of them e.g. TRGM 
are shared with Arabic, Aramaic etc.


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