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  • From: Yigal Levin <Yigal.Levin AT biu.ac.il>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Mighty
  • Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 02:31:39 +0300

I'll have to admit that I never thought otherwise. Of course Akkadian
actually has what in Hebrew is called the Aleph. But then, I learned Akkadian
in Hebrew, so this was a natural assumption.

Yigal Levin

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[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Riley
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 2:01 AM
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Mighty

You might notice, just in passing, that all the Semitic languages except
Akkadian start words with a consonant. Therefore only Akkadian has an
initial A. Does that not suggest, especially when you take into account
everything known about Akkadian, that perhaps there was no initial 'true
vowel A', but in fact an ) ?

Kevin Riley





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