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The Semitic languages are a branch of related languages originating in the Near-East and a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic language family.
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What's the difference between לזכור and להיזכר in Modern Hebrew?
Both words come from the root זכר, but are in different conjugations (binyanim). לִזְכּוֹר or זָכַר is in the kal (pa'al) conjugation, and לְהִזָּכֵר or נִזְכָּר is in the nif'al conjugation.
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How well do Semitic languages preserve consonants over time?
Semitic languages don't always preserve consonants perfectly. In fact, I don't think that there is any Semitic language without multiple classes of conjugation to account for irregularities.
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Why does Hebrew transcribe Akkadian š inconsistently?
Biblical Hebrew consistently uses the letter ס (s) to transcribe names with the Akkadian consonant š. For example, Esarhaddon for Aššur-aḥa-iddina, Esther from Ištar, Sargon from Šarru-ukīn (all Akkad …
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Plural "you" in different language families connoting respect
I recently found out that French has two different words for "you."
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Tu is the familiar "you," which demonstrates a certain closeness and informality. ... Vous is the formal "you." It i …
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