Unit 12 Flashcards
In the construct chain, which word is in construct and which is in absolute?
The first is in construct - i.e. the possessed
The second is in absolute - i.e. the possessor
What happens to singular nouns not ending in qames-he in the construct state?
Nothing! No special suffix
What happens to singular nouns ending in qames-he in the construct state?
Ending is replaced by patah-tau
What happens to plural nouns ending in -iym and dual nouns ending in -ayim in the construct state?
Ending is replaced by sere-yod
What happens to nouns ending in -oth in the construct state?
Nothing! No special suffix
What happens to the stress of nouns in the construct state?
It’s lost - all syllables should be considered propretonic
There are 5
Which nouns don’t undergo vowel changes in the construct?
Monosyllabic nouns with historically long vowel
Monosyllabic singular nouns with a short vowel
Disyllabic singular segolates not ending in qames-he
Singular active participles
Geminates
What happens to long vowels in closed syllables in the construct state?
They reduce to the nearest short equivalent
What happens to long vowels in open non-final syllables in the construct state?
They reduce to shewa or hatef patah
If there’s already a vocal shewa in the first syllable, it becomes a hireq
What happens to stressed patah-yod-hireq and stressed qames-waw in the construct state?
They reduce to a historically long vowel
What happens to segol-he at the end of a word in the construct state?
It lengthens to sere-he
What happens to geminates with a guttural as the final consonant in the construct state?
Nothing lol
