- final-stressed due to
stress shift (e.g. /qɔṭəˈlu/ ('they killed') < PHeb. /
qaˈṭaluː/). Proto-Hebrew
words with a
closed penult and
longer ending:
Remain penultimate...
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person Singular Masc.
qatala "He killed"
jaqtul "He kills" Fem.
qatalat "She killed"
taqtul "She kills"
Plural qatalu "They killed"
jaqtulun "They kill"...
- wa-aʻidhnā min
sharri ahli al-Yābān al-ẓālimīna alladhīna ṭaghaw fī al-bilādi wa-
qatalū fīnā al-ʻibāda wa-arsil ʻalayhim ʻāṣifatan tusqiṭ ṭayyārātihim fī ṣaḥārāhum...
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Examples of
consonant deletions include: *q Initially: *qapuR > uir "chalk", *
qatəluR > kely "egg". Medially: *ma-qitem > mexm "black", ma-qudip > -mory "(a)live"...
