Aramaic k, lyk and Iraqi Arabic aku, maku: The Mesopotamian Particles of Existence

Müller-Kessler, Christa

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“…This was not the conclusion that Watson (2002) came to when he compared Sana'a dialect with Cairo dialect.Watson resulted that Sana'ani (ay) equals Cairene (ē) (Palatal), while (aw) equals (ō) (labio-velar) (Watson, 2002, P.22). However, other researchers preferred to describe Arabic grammar to see how and why these variations and other grammatical items of SA occur (Said, 2002;Müller-Kessler, 2003). Today, new trends in studying of dialects continue to include subjects that are discussed in light of theories (Sakarna, 2005) like Optimality Theory (OT) (Rosenthall, 2006;Bamakhramah, 2010).…”

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Vowel Deletion in Arabic Dialects of Yemen (ADY): A Linguistic Perspective

Yaari¹,

Hammadi

Luwa

2012

IJL

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Background: Little is known about Arabic Dialects of Yemen (ADY) in comparison with other Arabic dialects and/ or varieties. The purpose of this study is to account for issues related to the distinctive features of vowel deletion in ADY, their rules, and their relationship with other dialects in the regions in light of Optimality Theory (OT).Methods: Twenty seven subjects representing most ADY were interviewed to specify in which dialect short vowels are deleted. In order to carry out the purpose of this paper, ISSN 1948-5425 2012 www.macrothink.org/ijl 431 samples of pictures plus a silent movie scene/ clip were given to the subjects to describe them in their local dialects. International Journal of Linguistics Conclusions:The results outline that all ADY except Aden dialect delete short vowels, be it in the middle or at the end of the syllable, when they use the verb in the past form with 3 rd .p.f.s.3 rd .p.f.pl. and 3rd.p.m.p. There is no cause/effect relationship between vowel deletion and other process of consonants' segmentation and/or those of syllabification. A short vowel deletion is delimited to verbs; rather, it extends to include pronouns, overt infinitive in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Whereas eastern, western, northern dialects showed high vowel deletion, central dialects, namely, Taiz dialect and parts of Ibb city showed low vowel deletion. It is also shown in this study that ADY contradicts the prediction of OT in two issues: the output and the diphthongs sounds. In response to these findings, the study proposes further positive answers based on chronological approach to questions addressed.

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Vowel Deletion in Arabic Dialects of Yemen (ADY): A Linguistic Perspective

Yaari¹,

Hammadi

Luwa

2012

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“…The association between the augments and the pronominal system is found in Medieval Arabic grammars, but has no historical basis. Additionally, these augments are most likely internal innovations, as they do not occur in the earlier phases of these languages (for Arabic, see Müller-Kessler 2003: 642). In Quranic Arabic, the augment – ka was interpreted as 2m.s.…”

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The origin of the Semitic relative marker

Pat-El

2018

Bull. Sch. Orient. Afr. stud.

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All Semitic languages use a relative marker as at least one strategy of relativization, and all branches show reflexes or relics of reflexes of an interdental relative marker. The wide consensus that the relative pronoun was originally identical to the proximal demonstrative is based on the formal identity between the bases of the two in West Semitic, and on the wide attestation of the process Demonstrative > Relative in world languages. In this paper, we will show that there are a number of significant problems with the reconstruction of the relative pronoun, which, when taken together, make tracing its origin to the demonstrative highly unlikely. Instead we will argue that the opposite is true: the demonstrative in West Semitic is a secondary formation on the basis of the relative marker.

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“…For this reading, see also Müller-Kessler 2003: 642. The derivation of Iraqi Arabic ʾaku from Babylonian Aramaic was first posited in Lidzbarski 1915: 130, n. 7.…”

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On some readings and interpretations in the Aramaic incantation bowls and related texts

Morgenstern

Ford

2017

Bull. Sch. Orient. Afr. stud.

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This study takes a new look at a number of obscure passages in the Aramaic incantation bowls and related texts discussed in Christa Müller-Kessler's article “More on puzzling words and spellings in Aramaic incantation bowls and related texts”, published inBSOAS75/1, 2012, 1–31. Among the words discussed are ברזא ‘wild boar’, מנוביא ‘wailing’, מסחיפתא ‘overthrower (type of demon)’, ספסיפא ‘burning’ and פרהזני ‘protectors’, all new to the Jewish Babylonian Aramaic lexicon, ככא ‘tusk’ and תברי “‘broken’ sounds of theshofar(as a maleficent force)”, which show new meanings for previously attested lexemes, and the new plural form שולניתא ‘maidservants’. Additional evidence for the words or expressions פגיתא ‘attack (a type of demon)’, אידיורא ‘helper’ / אידיורותא ‘help’, חי חי מץ (a divine epithet), מרוביא (a type of demon), נירבא (a hard metal) and שיפורי ‘shofars(a type of demon)’ is also adduced and a preliminary edition of the magic bowl Nippur 12 N 387 is presented.

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Aramaic k, lyk and Iraqi Arabic aku, maku: The Mesopotamian Particles of Existence

Cited by 8 publications

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Vowel Deletion in Arabic Dialects of Yemen (ADY): A Linguistic Perspective

Vowel Deletion in Arabic Dialects of Yemen (ADY): A Linguistic Perspective

The origin of the Semitic relative marker

On some readings and interpretations in the Aramaic incantation bowls and related texts

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