Semitic Languages: Outline of a Comparative Grammar

added Afro-Asiatic Amharic ancient appears Arabic Aramaic assimilation Assyro-Babylonian attested Babylonian basic belong borrowed called causative century A.D. Classical Arabic clause colloquials common comparative considered consonant construct corresponding Cushitic derived dialects distinction distinguished early East East Semitic Egyptian element ending Ethiopic express feminine final followed function Ge'ez geminated Grammar Greek Gurage Hebrew imperfect indicate influence inscriptions Late later letters Libyco-Berber linguistic masc masculine meaning morpheme Neo-Aramaic nominal North noun occurs Old Akkadian original Palaeosyrian particle pattern perfect period person Phoenician phonemes plur plural prefix preposition present preserved probably pronoun radical represented result root script Semitic languages sentence signs similar singular sound South Arabian speech spoken stem Studies suffix syllable Syriac texts third Tigre tion Ugaritic various verb verbal vocalic vowel West writing written