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Re: [b-hebrew] 'Tav" Preformative Third person Masc Plural form?

From: "Vadim Cherny" <VadimCherny AT mail.ru>
To: "Yitzhak Sapir" <yitzhaksapir AT gmail.com>, "B-Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] 'Tav" Preformative Third person Masc Plural form?
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:34:53 +0200

From: "Yitzhak Sapir"
> Furthermore, the suffix -na appears to be original to both and
> if dropped, it was first dropped in the third person feminine
> conjugation.

Another possibility is that suffix -na is actually a "polite imperative" na
which follows the verbs, like tictov na.

Vadim Cherny

[b-hebrew] 'Tav" Preformative Third person Masc Plural form?, Chris and Nel, 11/15/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] 'Tav" Preformative Third person Masc Plural form?, Yitzhak Sapir, 11/15/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] 'Tav" Preformative Third person Masc Plural form?, Vadim Cherny, 11/16/2006
    - Re: [b-hebrew] 'Tav" Preformative Third person Masc Plural form?, Yitzhak Sapir, 11/16/2006
      - Re: [b-hebrew] 'Tav" Preformative Third person Masc Plural form?, Vadim Cherny, 11/16/2006
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- Re: [b-hebrew] 'Tav" Preformative Third person Masc Plural form?, Dr. Joel M. Hoffman, 11/16/2006