Hebrew is, indeed, a remarkable language. Turning an N into a G "turns" NAMAL into GAMAL.
Isaac Fried, Boston University On Jun 3, 2011, at 2:06 PM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. wrote: >>> De: Isaac Fried <[email protected]> > Cópia: B-Hebrew Forum <[email protected]> > Para: Pere Porta <[email protected]> > Data: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 11:38:40 -0400 > Assunto: Re: [b-hebrew] Is it a mistake? > Excuse my insistence, but does doubling the last root consonant turn > a path into a snail? > > not necessarily, but possibly. doubling can indeed do VERY > strange things to some words: > > a doubling of PR = a bull makes a butterfly (PRPR). > CR = narrow/enemy into CRCR = cricket > QR = cold into QRQR = topple/ram down > $R = sings into $R$WR = intestinal worm > GR = lives into GYRGR = gurgled > X$ = feels into XW$X$ = kind of tree > etc etc > > in our case, doubling of third letter: > > ZYQ = flash becomes ZYQQ = distilled. > PRX = flower becomes PRXX = mischievous youngster. > XC = arrow becomes XCC = gravel/ground stone. > +P = babies becomes +PP = a woman's walk. > DWB = bear becomes DWBB = verbalize/ encourage somebody to speak. > BW$ = was ashamed/american president(s) becomes BW$$ = was late. > RYGN = another president becomes RYNN = sang. > G$ = come here becomes G$$ = tracking specialist. > GS = coarse/rude becomes GSS = was dying. > GP = leg, GWP = body, GYPP = hugged > > i may be off in a couple of those...but i can think of many more. > > ... so, what exactly is your problem with $BLWL? > > nir cohen > _______________________________________________ > b-hebrew mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
