As I see it the essence of Hebrew grammar is expressed in this one
single sentence:
A Hebrew word (sans prepositions) consists of a root + personal
pronouns.
Inside the root, the (universal) personal pronouns (or identity
markers) are the sounds I and U (also E and O) for ( היא ) and for
( הוא ), irrespective of gender and number. For instance, XALUL =
XAL-(הוא)-L, is 'he or it having the property of the root XLL',
whereas XALIYL = AXL-(היא)-L is 'it which has the property of the
root XLL. The pronouns הוא, היא are used alternatively for
versatility.
A consonant pronoun can not be inserted between the radical letters
so as not to spoil the root, but it may be attached fore or aft. The
attached consonantal personal pronouns need not be conforming to the
separate ones. For instance: TALMIYD = ATAH-LM-IY-D, 'student',
NIYDBAK = NIY-DBAK 'a row of stones in a wall' (essentially a NIYDBAQ
or a NIYDPAQ, 'a glued row of stones').
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Nov 17, 2010, at 7:13 AM, Arnaud Fournet wrote:
From: "Isaac Fried" <[email protected]>
The endings AN, ON, UN, are, in my humble opinion, ( לעניות
דעתי ) personal pronouns, as in ANIY ( אני, אנו ),
referring to the thing described. To wit: XAL-ON, 'a thing that
is XALUL, or KALUL in a wall', AD-ON, 'he who is AD, or AZ', AT-
ON, 'she who is AT or AD or AZ' like the goddess Athena. In
spoken Hebrew we have PARDES- AN, 'he who tends orchards'.
Isaac Fried
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How do you explain: Xalul + aniY => Xal-on ?
Arnaud Fournet
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