Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org, uhurwitz AT yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] "Wells, Wells of Bitumen"
Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 18:42:38 +0200
On Mon, May 03, 2010 at 12:35:44PM -0400, JimStinehart AT aol.com wrote:
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> Uri Hurwitz:
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> Is your point that modern standard Arabic does not use these words?
I think, Uri Hurwitz try to say, that "bitumen" in arabic
does not have a long vocal in the second syllabe (and a shadda
over mim). So "ḥumar", not "ḥummār"...