Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 23/12/2004 20:22, Vadim Cherny wrote:

> ... Do you
> know of any language exhibiting tendency to adopt the loand words into
> fixed-length root mould?
>
>  
Yes. All of the Semitic languages, and Berber and probably Egyptian as well.

> ...
>
> And why would naturally emerging words
> a. conform to fixed-length roots
> b. have regular patterns in root construction (such as, again, further in
> alphabet is the third radical, lighter is the meaning: not for all roots,
> but beyond coincidence)
>  

Why not?

> ...
>
>
> Uh, I argue for long time now that four-letter nouns with initial taw are
> frozen hifil verbs, t+rgm.
>  

Possibly. That is not a new hypothesis. I'm sure you could explain all 
quadriliterals as adapted triliterals if you wanted, but unless you can 
prove this your reasoning is in danger of becoming circular.


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