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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: "Nir cohen - Prof. Mat." <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>
  • Cc: "b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.orglist list" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] gen 28 sulam
  • Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 07:36:52 -0500

2. It would be good if you could explain to us what is "source" and what is "origin". 
Also what you mean by "other dialects". 

3. I think you agree that כובע KOBA, 'hat' (see 1Sam. 17:5), is a head gear that 
is קבוע QABUA, 'fixed', (or even קפוא QAPU, 'frozen') on the head, adding thereby 
to the wearer some extra גובה GOBA, 'hight', and looking like a גבעה GIBAA, 'hill', 
or a קובה QUBAH, 'tent' (see Nu 25:8), or an upside down קובעת QUBAAT, 'goblet', 
(see Ish. 51:17).

Isaac Fried, Boston University
 
On Nov 29, 2012, at 2:03 AM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. wrote:

most nouns in most ancient languages do not have a proven source within the dialect, nor can be established as loan words. in hebrew i will mention  $ULXAN (table), KOBA (hat), TEBA (arc), E$ (fire), NKD (grandson), NYN (great grandson), ZRT (pinky), BHN (toe), R($ (head), YD (hand),  )BN (stone)  
etc. only by cross-reference with other dialects can this be validated. 

i do not see why SULAM (ladder) should be treated any differently.
 our failure to recognize its semitic origin does not turn it 
automatically into a loan word.
 




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