Ah, and even אתן ATEN, 'you', is apparently AT-HEN.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Nov 5, 2012, at 7:18 PM, Isaac Fried wrote:
Indeed, even אתם ATEM, 'you', is apparently AT-HEM.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Nov 5, 2012, at 6:34 AM, George Athas wrote:
> It appears to me that the ending -IYM is the contracted personal
pronoun הם HEM, 'they'.
>
> Isaac Fried, Boston University
…which poses a problem when, for example, the IYM ending is
predicated of a first person ('we') or second person ('you').
Etymologically it seems rather constrictive.
GEORGE ATHAS
Dean of Research,
Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au)
Sydney, Australia
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