Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 01/05/2005 17:51, Vadim Cherny wrote:

> ...
>
> I agree that piel is likely a late binyan. ...

You can assert this, but I don't think you agree with anyone else on 
this or on any of the rest of your entirely speculative reconstruction 
of ancient Semitic.

...

> I just don't know, but I assume there must be other alphabets in the world
> besides Semitic.
>
>  
I don't think there are any which have arisen independently, not derived 
at least partly from Semitic. At least, that seems to be the view of 
some scholars.


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