On the Verb Forms Derived from Four H‐Initial Roots in the Mehri Language of Oman
In the Mehri language of Oman (Modern South Arabian), h in an initial h-C sequence is totally assimilated by C, if C is a voiceless non- ejective consonant and h- a preformant (Bendjaballah and Segeral 2014). In this article, we extend this generalization and show that the assimilation of h in initi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2017]
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Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 62, Issue: 1, Pages: 199-215 |
| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion KBL Near East and North Africa |
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| Summary: | In the Mehri language of Oman (Modern South Arabian), h in an initial h-C sequence is totally assimilated by C, if C is a voiceless non- ejective consonant and h- a preformant (Bendjaballah and Segeral 2014). In this article, we extend this generalization and show that the assimilation of h in initial hC sequences takes place not only if h is a preformant, but also if it is the first root consonant. Our analysis makes it possible to establish the identity of four problematic roots, in which the presence of h as the first root consonant remained partly unnoticed up to now: listen’ drink’ give in marriage and put aside (food) as distateful. The analysis is based on new, first-hand data elicited from native speakers in fieldwork. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-8556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgw034 |