Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

I am sorry, but in my haste my previous mail just escaped from under  
my fingers.
In my opinion there is no "third sound" and no "precision element".  
It is the single-consonant root R which gives the root the sense of  
scattering. We have already talked about it here, and if I correctly  
recall it, I listed all the Hebrew roots containing R. You may want  
to look for it. I don't think that a Hebrew root can carry the idea  
of "absence", nor of "poverty".

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Feb 27, 2011, at 5:11 AM, David Kolinsky wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I was reading the wikipedia entry on arabic and came across this  
> curious tidbit, any comments?
>
>
> "With research scientists realized that the triconsonantal root  
> consists
> of: 1) two beginning sounds - a rootcell and 2) the third sound  
> which is
>  a precision element. I.e.: the rootcell f-r has the meaning of  
> scattering in space. Then, f-r-g means cleaving, f-r-d - making  
> separate, f-r-s - tearing to pieces; the rootcell f-q means the  
> main idea of absence, so: f-q-d means loosing, f-q-r means poverty  
> and so on. "
>
> Shavua Tov,
>
> David Kolinsky
> Monterey, CA
>
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