Difference between revisions of "Neo-Aramaic/Grammar"
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Revision as of 19:17, 12 February 2018
Contents
Parts of Speech
Verbs
Tag: <v>
In Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the root of a verb consists of three or four consonants. Different inflectional forms of the verb are formed by putting different vowels in between these consonants.
Examples
The root of 'to cook' consists of three consonants, b-š-l. One possible form of this verb is bašəl, 'he cooks.'
b-š-l<m><pres> ↔ bašəl
Adjectives
Tag: <adj>
According to Khan (2016), adjectives function similarly to nouns; in fact, most can actually serve as nouns under the right circumstances. Adjectives are inflected for gender and number.
The root of the word for 'new' consists of two consonants, x-t. One possible surface form of this verb is xatta, which is feminine and singular.
x-t<f><sg> ↔ xatta
Nouns
Tag: <n>
Pronouns
Tag: <prn>
Adverbs
Tag: <adv>
Prepositions
Tag: <pr>
