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Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47: What Foreign Language Is That?

From: "George Athas" <george.athas AT moore.edu.au>
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47: What Foreign Language Is That?
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:30:58 +1100

Hi Isaac!

Firstly, I appreciate your contrition - that's very decent of you.
Thank you. Now, let's move on.

Secondly, the particle -UT is never seen on its own. It's not an
independent particle (just as -ism or -tion are not independent). If
you're looking for its independent value, you'll never actually see it
'in the wild'. It only comes packaged with nouns. Yet, it does have an
intrinsic value of its own, which is it lends the noun it attaches to
an abstract quality, thus turning it into an abstract noun. So, it is
not a meaningless syllable, but a purposeful syllable. It's just not
something you can observe independent of a noun.

Best Regards,

GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney)
1 King St, Newtown, NSW 2042, Australia
Ph: (+61 2) 9577 9774

[b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47: What Foreign Language Is That? , (continued)
- [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47: What Foreign Language Is That?, JimStinehart, 11/21/2007
- [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47: What Foreign Language Is That?, JimStinehart, 11/21/2007
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47: What Foreign Language Is That?, Yitzhak Sapir, 11/22/2007
- [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47: What Foreign Language Is That?, jimstinehart, 11/23/2007
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47: What Foreign Language Is That?, dwashbur, 11/23/2007
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47: What Foreign Language Is That?, Yitzhak Sapir, 11/24/2007
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47: What Foreign Language Is That?, Isaac Fried, 11/24/2007
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    - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47: What Foreign Language Is That?, George Athas, 11/25/2007
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        Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47: What Foreign Language Is That?, George Athas, 11/25/2007
        
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        Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47: What Foreign Language Is That?, George Athas, 11/26/2007
        Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47: What Foreign Language Is That?, Isaac Fried, 11/26/2007
        Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47 - Suffix -UT, pporta, 11/28/2007
        Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47 - Suffix -UT, Isaac Fried, 11/28/2007
        Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47 - Suffix -UT, Yitzhak Sapir, 11/28/2007
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47 - Suffix -UT, Isaac Fried, 11/28/2007
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47 - Suffix -UT, K Randolph, 11/28/2007