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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: berlant AT advanced-studies.org
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Hebrew PTR
  • Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:22:56 -0500

Look at www.Hebrewetymology.com

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Mar 9, 2010, at 10:09 AM, berlant AT advanced-studies.org wrote:



I was wondering if anyone here would care to refute or support my
hypothesis that the widespread, Afro-Asiatic verb for interpreting
PTR --- which, AFAIK, has never been resolved -- could have been
derived from the equally widespread (1) bi-consonantal verb for
opening PT, and (2) the mono-consonantal word for seeing R, thereby
identifying interpreting with having one's sight -- hence, eyes -- opened.

Thanks very much in advance for any "in-sight" anyone can give me
into the pro's-and-con's of this hypothesis.

Steve Berlant

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