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Indeed. And we need not cast far for more examples. The present standard form is שמרתי = שמר-תי = שמר-אתי $AMAR-TIY = $AMAR-ATIY, 'I guarded', with the attached archaic, obsolete, personal pronoun ATIY instead of the currently used אני ANIY, 'I', and שמרני = שמר-ני = שמר-אני $AMARNIY = $AMAR-ANIY (the form $MARANIY is reserved for 'he guarded me'.) On the other hand, for the many it is as expected שמרנו = שמר-נו = שמר-אנו $AMARNU = $AMAR-NU = $AMAR-ANU, 'we guarded', with the attached current personal pronoun אנו ANU, 'we'. It is as expected שמרתני = שמר-אתה-אני $MARTANIY = $AMAR-ATAH-ANIY, 'you guarded me', and not שמרתתי = שמר-אתה-אתי $AMAR-ATAH-ATIY. The obsolete form אכה AKAH for ATAH, 'you', appears in שמרתיך = שמר-אתי-אכה $MARTIKA = $AMAR-ATIY-AKAH, 'I have guarded you', instead of the expected שמרניתה = שמר-אני-אתה $MARNITA = $AMAR-ANIY-ATAH. Isaac Fried, Boston University On Oct 28, 2012, at 3:38 AM, George Athas wrote: It's just a throwback to an older form. |
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