zompist bboard

Thank you for the reply. I appreciate very much the thoroughness of your explanations; my understanding of triconsonantal root systems was (and still is) very superficial. I am not trained as a linguist or grammarian; it will take me a couple of readings to absorb all that you have presented. Thanks...

What a fascinating thread! I had no idea ... Having read through the thread twice, I think I am beginning to understand. I would like to give a broad outline of what I (think I) have learned about Arabic and Hebrew. Please correct my mis-apprehensions. There are bound to be some. 1. Words are formed...