It is not a counter example, because the he in the definite article is clearly pronounced. If you don't accept this, then provide me with a proper counter example.Iod is pronounced as a vowel in 3ms FT, and there is no evidenceNo Hebrew word, that is ZERO!, starts with a mater lectionis.
whatsoever that it ever was pronounced as consonant, at least as 3ms FT
prefix.
If you are inclined to dwell into this issue, it is my belief that iod in
3ms FT is mater lections derived from he in 3ms nouns. A similar process
made iod 2fs FT suffix where we could expect he.
That is an assumption, not a fact.
Definite article, aleph in Aramaic, may be a contrary example.
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A suffix is a suffix and cannot be separated off as part of a word. If
the final -iy suffix were to be written separately, it would need to be
prefixed with alef, as in the word 'iy = "island, coastland".
I don't see the point.
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