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7/25/2019 Ugaritic Paradigms http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ugaritic-paradigms 1/41  Ugaritic Paradigms  for both verbal and non-verbal forms Compiled by Joshua L. Harper Fall 2008 Based on information from: Daniel Sivan, A Grammar of the Ugaritic Language (HdO 1:28; Atlanta: SBL, 2001) William M. Schniedewind and Joel H. Hunt, A Primer on Ugaritic: Language, Culture and Literature (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007) and course materials produced by Meredith M. Kline

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Ugaritic Paradigms

 for both verbal and non-verbal forms

Compiled by Joshua L. Harper

Fall 2008

Based on information from:

Daniel Sivan, A Grammar of the Ugaritic Language (HdO 1:28; Atlanta: SBL, 2001)

William M. Schniedewind and Joel H. Hunt, A Primer on Ugaritic: Language,

Culture and Literature (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007)

and course materials produced by Meredith M. Kline

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Noun ParadigmsMasculine  Feminine 

Singular Unbound Bound Singular Unbound Bound

Nom mlk malku mlk malku  Nom mlkt malkatu mlkt malkatu

Gen mlk  malki  mlk  malki  Gen mlkt  malkati mlkt  malkati

Acc mlk  malka  mlk  malka  Acc mlkt  malkata mlkt  malkata

Dual Dual

Nom mlkm malkāmi mlk  malkā Nom mlktm malkatāmi  mlkt malkatā

Obl mlkm malkēmi mlk  malkē Obl mlktm malkatēmi  mlkt malkatē

Plural Plural

Nom mlkm  malkūma mlk  malkū Nom mlkt malkātu mlkt malkātu

Obl mlkm  malkīma mlk  malkī Obl mlkt malkāti mlkt malkāti

Independent Pronouns 

3ms hw huwa 3cd hm humā 3mp hm  hum(ū)  Independent Oblique

3fs hy hiya 3fp hn hin(ā) 3ms hwt huwāti

2ms at  ʾatta 2cd atm  ʾattumā 2mp atm  ʾattum(ū) 3fs hyt hiyāti

2fs at  ʾatti 

1cs ank  ʾanāku 3cd hmt humāti

an  ʾanā 3mp hmt humūti

Pronoun Suffixes3ms -h/n/nh/nn -hu  3cd -hm -humā  3mp -hm -hum(ū)

3fs -h/n/nh/nn -ha  3fp -hn -hun(ā)

2ms -k  -ka  2cd -km  -kumā  2mp -km -kumū (?)

2fs -k  -ki  2fp -kn -kun(ā) 

1csNOM  -ø -ī 1cd -ny -nayā  1cp -n -ni/-na (?) 

OBL  -y -ya  VBL  -n -nī

Other PronounsDeterminative-Relative

ms d  dū/dī/dā 

fs dt dātu/dāti/dāta

mp dt dūtu/dūti (?) 

fp dt dūtu/dūti (?)

hnd hānādū (hannadū)“this”

Interrogatives

my  mīyu/i/a “who(m)”

mh  mahu/i/a “what”

mn mannu/i/a

or: mīnu/i/a “which”

Demonstratives

hnk hānāka (masc) “that”

Indefinite

mnk mīnuku “whatever,

mnkm mīnukumu whoever, any-

mnm mīnuma one, whichever”

kl  kullu/i/a “all, every”

klkl kulkullu “every, all”

ay   ʾayyu “which, any”

hnkt hānākata (fem) “that” 

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Cardinal NumbersFeminine Masculine

1  aḥt  ʾaḥ(ḥ)attu  aḥd  ʾaḥ(ḥ)adu  Tens and Greater - Common 

2 ṯt  ṯittā/ṯittê   ṯn  ṯinā/ṯinê   20 ʿšrm ʿašrāma/i 

3 ṯlṯ  ṯalāṯu  ṯlṯt  ṯalāṯatu  30 ṯlṯm  ṯalāṯūma 

4 arbʿ  ʾarbaʿu  arbʿt  ʾarbaʿatu  40 arbʿm  ʾarbaʿūma 

5 ḫmš ḫamišu  ḫmšt ḫamišatu  50 ḫmšm ḫamišūma 

6 ṯṯ  ṯīṯṯu  ṯṯt  ṯīṯṯatu  60 ṯṯm  ṯīṯṯūma 

7 šbʿ  šabʿu  šbʿt  šabʿatu  70 šbʿm  šabʿūma 

8 ṯmn  ṯamānû  ṯmnt  ṯamānîtu  80 ṯmnym  ṯamāniyūma 

9 ṯšʿ  ṯišʿu  ṯšʿt  ṯišʿatu  90 ṯšʿm  ṯišʿūma 

10 ʿšr ʿašaru  ʿšrt ʿašaratu  100 mit miʾtu

11 ʿšt ʿšr ʿaštê ʿašaru  ʿšt ʿšr/ʿšrh ʿaštê ʿ ašaru/ʿišrêh  200 mitm miʾtāma/i

12 ṯt ʿšr  ṯittā ʿašaru  ṯn ʿšr/h  ṯinā ʿašaru/ʿišrêh  300 ṯlṯ mat  ṯalāṯ(u) miʾātu/i 

ṯn ʿšrt  ṯinā ʿašaratu  1000 alp  ʾalpu 

13 ṯlṯ ʿšr  ṯalāṯu ʿašaru  ṯlṯ ʿšr/h  ṯalāṯu ʿašaru/ʿišrêh  2000 alpm  ʾalpāma/i

ṯlṯt ʿšrt  ṯalāṯatu ʿašaratu  3000 ṯlṯ alpm  ṯalāṯ(u) ʾal(a)pūma 

53 ḫmšm ṯlṯ ḫamišūma ṯalāṯu  10000 rbtm ribbatu

37  ṯlṯm w šbʿ  ṯalāṯūma wa šabʿu 20000 rbtm ribbatāma/i

122 mit ʿšrm ṯn  miʾtu ʿašrāma ṯinā  30000 ṯlṯ rbbt  ṯalāṯ(u) ribabātu

Prepositions and Particles u  ʾu or

id  ʾida when, after  

aḫr  ʾaḫra/ê  ח after, behind 

ik  ʾêka י  how? 

Iy  ʾiyyi י

where? 

al  ʾal ל

to, toward 

an  ʾan where? 

in  ʾêna ין

there isn’t  

ap  ʾappa ף

also 

iṯ  ʾiṯêש  (BA

 ית

aṯr  ʾaṯra after

b biב

 in, with, by, etc. 

bd bādi  from the hands of  

bl bal negates noun clauses 

bn bēna   betweenבין

bʿd baʿda behind/after  

-h -ahה

◌־

 directional 

hlm halumma here 

hlny hallinīya here

hm  him(ma)   ם if/or  

hn hinnī ה \הן  behold 

ht hitta now 

w wa and

y  yā vocative marker  

yd  yada with 

k  ki 

כ

 like, as, while

k- kî- emphatic before verbs

kbd kabida midst of  

l  le . to, for, etcל

l la   no, notל

l lu לו  or vocative marker  

lm lamma  ? whyלמה

lpn lepaniי לפ

 before

-m  -ama/i on noun > adverb 

-m  -ma emphatic suff. on

nouns or vbl. forms

mdʿ  madduʿa ודמ why? 

mʿ maʿ    after  impv־

ʿd ʿadi/ê  up to, untilד

ʿl ʿalêל

 upon, over  

ʿm ʿimmaם

 with

ʿnt ʿanataתה

 now 

p  pa then, and 

qdm qudāma before (BAם

)

qrb qirbu/a midst  of  

tḥt taḥtu/a  under, beneathתחת

tk tôku/a inside, middle ((ת 

ṯm  ṯammaשמה

 there 

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  The Strong Verb:1111 QṬL

G StemPerfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m qṭl  qaṭala qṭl qaṭalā qṭl qaṭalū 3f qṭlt qaṭalat qṭlt qaṭal(a)tā qṭl qaṭalā

2m qṭlt qaṭalta qṭltm qaṭaltumā qṭltm qaṭaltum(ū) 

2f qṭlt qaṭalti qṭltm qaṭaltumā qṭltn qaṭaltunā 

1c qṭlt qaṭaltu (?) qṭlny qaṭalniyā qṭln qaṭalnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yaqṭul  y/tqṭl  y/taqṭulā  tqṭl taqṭulū 

3f tqṭl taqṭul  tqṭl taqṭulā tqṭln taqṭulna 

2m tqṭl taqṭul  tqṭl taqṭulā tqṭl taqṭulū 

2f tqṭl taqṭulī   tqṭl taqṭulā tqṭln taqṭulna 

1c aqṭl  ʾaqṭul  nqṭl naqṭulā nqṭl naqṭul 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation2222 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yaqṭulu y/tqṭln  y/taqṭulāni  tqṭln taqṭulūna 

3f tqṭl taqṭulu  tqṭln taqṭulāni tqṭln taqṭulnā 2m tqṭl taqṭulu  tqṭln taqṭulāni tqṭln taqṭulūna 

2f tqṭln taqṭulīna  tqṭln taqṭulāni  tqṭln taqṭulnā 

1c aqṭl  ʾaqṭulu  nqṭln naqṭulāni  nqṭl naqṭulu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yaqṭula y/tqṭl  y/taqṭulā  tqṭl taqṭulū 

3f tqṭl taqṭula  tqṭl taqṭulā tqṭln taqṭulna 

2m tqṭl taqṭula  tqṭl taqṭulā tqṭl taqṭulū 

2f tqṭl taqṭulī   tqṭl taqṭulā tqṭln taqṭulna 

1c aqṭl  ʾaqṭula  nqṭl naqṭulā nqṭl naqṭula 

1 This also includes all I-Guttural verbs, which are strong in Ugaritic.2 Any Short form ending in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -nalengthened. 3 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative4444 

ms qṭl quṭul/ quṭla

fs qṭl quṭulī  

dual qṭl  quṭulā 

mp qṭl quṭulū 

Active Participle

ms qṭl qāṭilu

fs qṭlt qāṭilatu 

mp qṭlm qāṭilūma 

fp qṭlt qāṭilātu 

Passive Participle5555 

ms qṭl qaṭūlu

fs qṭlt qaṭūlatu 

mp qṭlm qaṭūlūma 

fp qṭlt qaṭūlātu 

Infinitive6666 

qṭl qaṭālu

4 The vowel is the theme vowelof the Imperfect/Prefix Conju-gation, doubled. The second maybe apocopated.5 Uncertain vocalization; this ison the BH pattern.6 If in bound relationship, thenInfinitive Construct; if unbound,then Infinitive Absolute.

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Strong: N StemPerfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m nqṭl  naqṭala nqṭl naqṭalā nqṭl naqṭalū 

3f nqṭlt naqṭalat nqṭlt naqṭal(a)tā nqṭl naqṭalā

2m nqṭlt naqṭalta nqṭltm naqṭaltumā nqṭltm naqṭaltum(ū) 

2f nqṭlt naqṭalti nqṭltm naqṭaltumā nqṭltn naqṭaltunā 

1c nqṭlt naqṭaltu (?) nqṭlny naqṭalniyā nqṭln naqṭalnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yiqqaṭil y/tqṭl  y/tiqqaṭilā  tqṭl tiqqaṭilū 

3f tqṭl tiqqaṭil  tqṭl tiqqaṭilā tqṭln tiqqaṭilna 

2m tqṭl tiqqaṭil  tqṭl tiqqaṭilā tqṭl tiqqaṭilū 2f tqṭl tiqqaṭilī   tqṭl tiqqaṭilā tqṭln tiqqaṭilna 

1c iqṭl  ʾiqqaṭil  nqṭl niqqaṭilā nqṭl niqqaṭil 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation1111 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yiqqaṭilu y/tqṭln  y/tiqqaṭilāni  tqṭln tiqqaṭilūna 

3f tqṭl tiqqaṭilu  tqṭln tiqqaṭilāni tqṭln tiqqaṭilnā 

2m tqṭl tiqqaṭilu  tqṭln tiqqaṭilāni tqṭln tiqqaṭilūna 

2f tqṭln tiqqaṭilīna  tqṭln tiqqaṭilāni  tqṭln tiqqaṭilnā 

1c iqṭl  ʾiqqaṭilu  nqṭln niqqaṭilāni  nqṭl niqqaṭilu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation2222 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yiqqaṭila y/tqṭl  y/tiqqaṭilā  tqṭl tiqqaṭilū 

3f tqṭl tiqqaṭila  tqṭl tiqqaṭilā tqṭln tiqqaṭilna 

2m tqṭl tiqqaṭila  tqṭl tiqqaṭilā tqṭl tiqqaṭilū 

2f tqṭl tiqqaṭilī   tqṭl tiqqaṭilā tqṭln tiqqaṭilna 1c iqṭl  ʾiqqaṭila  nqṭl niqqaṭilā  nqṭl niqqaṭila 

1 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -na

lengthened. 2 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative3333 

Participle4444 

ms nqṭl naqṭalu

fs nqṭlt naqṭalatu 

mp nqṭlm naqṭalūma 

fp nqṭlt naqṭalātu 

Infinitive5555 

nqṭl naqṭalu

3 There are no attestations forthe Imperative; the Jussive isused instead. The pattern would

presumably be nqṭl naqṭil, butthe last vowel is questionable.4 Very rare.5 The final a may be long. If inbound relationship, then Infi-nitive Construct; if unbound,then Infinitive Absolute.

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Strong: D StemPerfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m qṭl  qaṭṭila qṭl qaṭṭilā qṭl qaṭṭilū 

3f qṭlt qaṭṭilat qṭlt qaṭṭil(a)tā qṭl qaṭṭilā

2m qṭlt qaṭṭilta qṭltm qaṭṭiltumā qṭltm qaṭṭiltum(ū) 

2f qṭlt qaṭṭilti qṭltm qaṭṭiltumā qṭltn qaṭṭiltunā 

1c qṭlt qaṭṭiltu (?) qṭlny qaṭṭilniyā qṭln qaṭṭilnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation1111 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yuqaṭṭil  y/tqṭl  y/tuqaṭṭilā  tqṭl tuqaṭṭilū 

3f tqṭl tuqaṭṭil  tqṭl tuqaṭṭilā tqṭln tuqaṭṭilna 

2m tqṭl tuqaṭṭil  tqṭl tuqaṭṭilā tqṭl tuqaṭṭilū 2f tqṭl tuqaṭṭilī   tqṭl tuqaṭṭilā tqṭln tuqaṭṭilna 

1c aqṭl  ʾaqaṭṭil 2  nqṭl nuqaṭṭilā nqṭl nuqaṭṭil 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yuqaṭṭilu y/tqṭln  y/tuqaṭṭilāni  tqṭln tuqaṭṭilūna 

3f tqṭl tuqaṭṭilu  tqṭln tuqaṭṭilāni tqṭln tuqaṭṭilnā 

2m tqṭl tuqaṭṭilu  tqṭln tuqaṭṭilāni tqṭln tuqaṭṭilūna 

2f tqṭln tuqaṭṭilīna  tqṭln tuqaṭṭilāni  tqṭln tuqaṭṭilnā 

1c aqṭl  ʾaqaṭṭilu  nqṭln nuqaṭṭilāni  nqṭl nuqaṭṭilu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation4444 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yuqaṭṭila y/tqṭl  y/tuqaṭṭilā  tqṭl tuqaṭṭilū 

3f tqṭl tuqaṭṭila  tqṭl tuqaṭṭilā tqṭln tuqaṭṭilna 

2m tqṭl tuqaṭṭila  tqṭl tuqaṭṭilā tqṭl tuqaṭṭilū 

2f tqṭl tuqaṭṭilī tqṭl tuqaṭṭilā tqṭln tuqaṭṭilna 1c aqṭl  ʾaqaṭṭila  nqṭl nuqaṭṭilā  nqṭl nuqaṭṭila 

1 The preformative vowel may be u like other Semitic languages (cf. Akkadian) or a like the 1cs.2 Note, 1cs has ʾa not ʾu 3 Any Short form ending in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -nalengthened. 4 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperativems qṭl qaṭṭil

fs qṭl qaṭṭilī  

dual qṭl  qaṭṭilā 

mp qṭl qaṭṭilū 

Participle

ms mqṭl muqaṭṭilu

fs mqṭlt muqaṭṭilatu 

mp mqṭlm muqaṭṭilūma 

fp mqṭlt muqaṭṭilātu 

Infinitive5555 

qṭl quṭṭalu

5 If in bound relationship, thenInfinitive Construct; if unbound,then Infinitive Absolute.

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Strong: Š StemPerfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m šqṭl   šaqṭila šqṭl  šaqṭilā šqṭl  šaqṭilū 

3f šqṭlt  šaqṭilat šqṭlt  šaqṭil(a)tā šqṭl  šaqṭilā

2m šqṭlt  šaqṭilta šqṭltm  šaqṭiltumā šqṭltm  šaqṭiltum(ū) 

2f šqṭlt  šaqṭilti šqṭltm  šaqṭiltumā šqṭltn  šaqṭiltunā 

1c šqṭlt  šaqṭiltu (?) šqṭlny  šaqṭilniyā šqṭln  šaqṭilnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation1111 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšqṭl  yušaqṭil  y/tšqṭl  y/tušaqṭilā  tšqṭl tušaqṭilū 

3f tšqṭl tušaqṭil  tšqṭl tušaqṭilā tšqṭln tušaqṭilna 

2m tšqṭl tušaqṭil  tšqṭl tušaqṭilā tšqṭl tušaqṭilū 2f tšqṭl tušaqṭilī   tšqṭl tušaqṭilā tšqṭln tušaqṭilna 

1c ašqṭl  ʾašaqṭil 2  nšqṭl nušaqṭilā nšqṭl nušaqṭil 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšqṭl  yušaqṭilu y/tšqṭln  y/tušaqṭilāni  tšqṭln tušaqṭilūna 

3f tšqṭl tušaqṭilu  tšqṭln tušaqṭilāni tšqṭln tušaqṭilnā 

2m tšqṭl tušaqṭilu  tšqṭln tušaqṭilāni tšqṭln tušaqṭilūna 

2f tšqṭln tušaqṭilīna  tšqṭln tušaqṭilāni  tšqṭln tušaqṭilnā 

1c ašqṭl  ʾašaqṭilu  nšqṭln nušaqṭilāni  nšqṭl nušaqṭilu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation4444 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšqṭl  yušaqṭila y/tšqṭl  y/tušaqṭilā  tšqṭl tušaqṭilū 

3f tšqṭl tušaqṭila  tšqṭl tušaqṭilā tšqṭln tušaqṭilna 

2m tšqṭl tušaqṭila  tšqṭl tušaqṭilā tšqṭl tušaqṭilū 

2f tšqṭl tušaqṭilī tšqṭl tušaqṭilā tšqṭln tušaqṭilna 1c ašqṭl  ʾašaqṭila  nšqṭl nušaqṭilā  nšqṭl nušaqṭila 

1 The preformative vowel may be u like other Semitic languages (cf. Akkadian) or a like the 1cs.2 Note, 1cs has ʾa not ʾu 3 Any Short form ending in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -nalengthened. 4 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperativems šqṭl  šaqṭil

fs šqṭl  šaqṭilī  

dual šqṭl   šaqṭilā 

mp šqṭl  šaqṭilū 

Participle

ms mšqṭl mušaqṭilu

fs mšqṭlt mušaqṭilatu 

mp mšqṭlm mušaqṭilūma 

fp mšqṭlt mušaqṭilātu 

Infinitive5555 

šqṭl  šuqṭalu

5 The vowels are contested. If inbound relationship, then Infini-tive Construct; if unbound, thenInfinitive Absolute.

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Strong: Gp Stem1111 Perfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m qṭl  quṭila 2  qṭl quṭilā qṭl quṭilū 

3f qṭlt quṭilat qṭlt quṭil(a)tā qṭl quṭilā

2m qṭlt quṭilta qṭltm quṭiltumā qṭltm quṭiltum(ū) 

2f qṭlt quṭilti qṭltm quṭiltumā qṭltn quṭiltunā 

1c qṭlt quṭiltu (?) qṭlny quṭilniyā qṭln quṭilnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yuqṭal  y/tqṭl  y/tuqṭalā  tqṭl tuqṭalū 

3f tqṭl tuqṭal  tqṭl tuqṭalā tqṭln tuqṭalna 

2m tqṭl tuqṭal  tqṭl tuqṭalā tqṭl tuqṭalū 2f tqṭl tuqṭalī   tqṭl tuqṭalā tqṭln tuqṭalna 

1c aqṭl  ʾaqṭal 3  nqṭl nuqṭalā nqṭl nuqṭal 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation4444 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yuqṭalu y/tqṭln  y/tuqṭalāni  tqṭln tuqṭalūna 

3f tqṭl tuqṭalu  tqṭln tuqṭalāni tqṭln tuqṭalnā 

2m tqṭl tuqṭalu  tqṭln tuqṭalāni tqṭln tuqṭalūna 

2f tqṭln tuqṭalīna  tqṭln tuqṭalāni  tqṭln tuqṭalnā 

1c aqṭl  ʾaqṭalu  nqṭln nuqṭalāni  nqṭl nuqṭalu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation5555 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yuqṭala y/tqṭl  y/tuqṭalā  tqṭl tuqṭalū 

3f tqṭl tuqṭala  tqṭl tuqṭalā tqṭln tuqṭalna 

2m tqṭl tuqṭala  tqṭl tuqṭalā tqṭl tuqṭalū 

2f tqṭl tuqṭalī tqṭl tuqṭalā tqṭln tuqṭalna 

1c aqṭl  ʾaqṭala  nqṭl nuqṭalā  nqṭl nuqṭala 

1 This stem may not exist at all. The forms in the text may be 3mp indefinites (theykilled him = he was killed), or in the Imperfect may be N forms. (Cf. Sivan 126)2 The stem vowel may be either i or a.3 Presumably preformative vowel a, but no 1cs forms attested.4 Any Short form ending in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -nalengthened. 5 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative6666 

Participle7777 

ms qṭl qaṭūlu

fs qṭlt qaṭūlatu 

mp qṭlm qaṭūlūma 

fp qṭlt qaṭūlātu 

Infinitive8888 

6 None attested.7 I.e. the G Passive Participle.8 None attested.

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Strong: Gt StemPerfect/Suffix Conjugation1111 

Singular Dual Plural

3m iqtṭl   ʾiqtaṭala iqtṭl  ʾiqtaṭalā iqtṭl  ʾiqtaṭalū 

3f iqtṭlt  ʾiqtaṭalat iqtṭlt  ʾiqtaṭal(a)tā iqtṭl  ʾiqtaṭalā

2m iqtṭlt  ʾiqtaṭalta iqtṭltm  ʾiqtaṭaltumā iqtṭltm  ʾiqtaṭaltum(ū) 

2f iqtṭlt  ʾiqtaṭalti iqtṭltm  ʾiqtaṭaltumā iqtṭltn  ʾiqtaṭaltunā 

1c iqtṭlt  ʾiqtaṭaltu (?) iqtṭlny  ʾiqtaṭalniyā iqtṭln  ʾiqtaṭalnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqtṭl  yiqtaṭal 2  y/tqtṭl  y/tiqtaṭalā  tqtṭl tiqtaṭalū 

3f tqtṭl tiqtaṭal  tqtṭl tiqtaṭalā tqtṭln tiqtaṭalna 

2m tqtṭl tiqtaṭal  tqtṭl tiqtaṭalā tqtṭl tiqtaṭalū 

2f tqtṭl tiqtaṭalī   tqtṭl tiqtaṭalā tqtṭln tiqtaṭalna 

1c iqtṭl  ʾiqtaṭal  nqtṭl niqtaṭalā nqtṭl niqtaṭal 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqtṭl  yiqtaṭalu y/tqtṭln  y/tiqtaṭalāni  tqtṭln tiqtaṭalūna 

3f tqtṭl tiqtaṭalu  tqtṭln tiqtaṭalāni tqtṭln tiqtaṭalnā 

2m tqtṭl tiqtaṭalu  tqtṭln tiqtaṭalāni tqtṭln tiqtaṭalūna 

2f tqtṭln tiqtaṭalīna  tqtṭln tiqtaṭalāni  tqtṭln tiqtaṭalnā 1c iqtṭl  ʾiqtaṭalu  nqtṭln niqtaṭalāni  nqtṭl niqtaṭalu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation4444 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqtṭl  yiqtaṭala y/tqtṭl  y/tiqtaṭalā  tqtṭl tiqtaṭalū 

3f tqtṭl tiqtaṭala  tqtṭl tiqtaṭalā tqtṭln tiqtaṭalna 

2m tqtṭl tiqtaṭala  tqtṭl tiqtaṭalā tqtṭl tiqtaṭalū 

2f tqtṭl tiqtaṭalī tqtṭl tiqtaṭalā tqtṭln tiqtaṭalna 

1c iqtṭl  ʾiqtaṭala  nqtṭl niqtaṭalā  nqtṭl niqtaṭala 

1 When clause initial, the form has a prosthetic ʾ with i vowel; otherwise, the t and q 

seem to undergo metathesis: tqṭl taqṭal(?) (Schniedewind 175, n17).2 The stem vowel may be i not a (cf. Sivan 129-30).3 Any Short form ending in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -nalengthened. 4 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative5555 ms iqtṭl  ʾiqtaṭal 

fs iqtṭl  ʾiqtaṭalī

dual iqtṭl   ʾiqtaṭalā 

mp iqtṭl  ʾiqtaṭalū 

Participle6666 

ms mqtṭl muqtaṭilu

fs mqtṭlt muqtaṭilatu 

mp mqtṭlm muqtaṭilūma 

fp mqtṭlt muqtaṭilātu 

Infinitive7777 

tqtṭl tVqtaṭilu 

5 Prosthetic ʾ with i vowel; thestem vowel may be either a or i.6 This form is speculative.7 This form is also speculative.

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Strong: Dp Stem1111 Perfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m qṭl  quṭṭila 2  qṭl quṭṭilā qṭl quṭṭilū 

3f qṭlt quṭṭilat qṭlt quṭṭil(a)tā qṭl quṭṭilā

2m qṭlt quṭṭilta qṭltm quṭṭiltumā qṭltm quṭṭiltum(ū) 

2f qṭlt quṭṭilti qṭltm quṭṭiltumā qṭltn quṭṭiltunā 

1c qṭlt quṭṭiltu (?) qṭlny quṭṭilniyā qṭln quṭṭilnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yuqaṭṭal  y/tqṭl  y/tuqaṭṭalā  tqṭl tuqaṭṭalū 

3f tqṭl tuqaṭṭal  tqṭl tuqaṭṭalā tqṭln tuqaṭṭalna 

2m tqṭl tuqaṭṭal  tqṭl tuqaṭṭalā tqṭl tuqaṭṭalū 2f tqṭl tuqaṭṭalī   tqṭl tuqaṭṭalā tqṭln tuqaṭṭalna 

1c aqṭl  ʾaqaṭṭal 4  nqṭl nuqaṭṭalā nqṭl nuqaṭṭal 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation5555 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yuqaṭṭalu y/tqṭln  y/tuqaṭṭalāna  tqṭln tuqaṭṭalūna 

3f tqṭl tuqaṭṭalu  tqṭln tuqaṭṭalāni tqṭln tuqaṭṭalnā 

2m tqṭl tuqaṭṭalu  tqṭln tuqaṭṭalāni tqṭln tuqaṭṭalūna 

2f tqṭln tuqaṭṭalīna  tqṭln tuqaṭṭalāni  tqṭln tuqaṭṭalnā 

1c aqṭl  ʾaqaṭṭalu  nqṭln nuqaṭṭalāni  nqṭl nuqaṭṭalu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation6666 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yuqaṭṭala y/tqṭl  y/tuqaṭṭalā  tqṭl tuqaṭṭalū 

3f tqṭl tuqaṭṭala  tqṭl tuqaṭṭalā tqṭln tuqaṭṭalna 

2m tqṭl tuqaṭṭala  tqṭl tuqaṭṭalā tqṭl tuqaṭṭalū 

2f tqṭl tuqaṭṭalī tqṭl tuqaṭṭalā tqṭln tuqaṭṭalna 1c aqṭl  ʾaqaṭṭala  nqṭl nuqaṭṭalā  nqṭl nuqaṭṭala 

1 This stem is rare, and the forms are difficult to interpret. Cf. Sivan 137-38.2 The stem vowel may also be a: quṭṭala.3 The preformative vowel may also be a.4 The 1cs is not attested, so the form may be either ʾa or ʾu.5 Any Short form ending in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -nalengthened. 6 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative

Participle7777 

ms mqṭl muqaṭṭalu

fs mqṭlt muqaṭṭalatu 

mp mqṭlm muqaṭṭalūma 

fp mqṭlt muqaṭṭalātu 

Infinitive

7 The form interpreted as a Dpparticiple may in fact be a noun.

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Strong: tD Stem1111 Perfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m itqṭl   ʾitqaṭṭila 2  itqṭl  ʾitqaṭṭilā itqṭl  ʾitqaṭṭilū 

3f itqṭlt  ʾitqaṭṭilat itqṭlt  ʾitqaṭṭil(a)tā itqṭl  ʾitqaṭṭilā

2m itqṭlt  ʾitqaṭṭilta itqṭltm  ʾitqaṭṭiltumā itqṭltm  ʾitqaṭṭiltum(ū) 

2f itqṭlt  ʾitqaṭṭilti itqṭltm  ʾitqaṭṭiltumā itqṭltn  ʾitqaṭṭiltunā 

1c itqṭlt  ʾitqaṭṭiltu (?) itqṭlny  ʾitqaṭṭilniyā itqṭln  ʾitqaṭṭilnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ytqṭl  yutqaṭṭil  y/tqṭl  y/tutqaṭṭilā  tqṭl tutqaṭṭilū 

3f tqṭl tutqaṭṭil  tqṭl tutqaṭṭilā tqṭln tutqaṭṭilna 

2m tqṭl tutqaṭṭil  tqṭl tutqaṭṭilā tqṭl tutqaṭṭilū 2f tqṭl tutqaṭṭilī   tqṭl tutqaṭṭilā tqṭln tutqaṭṭilna 

1c aqṭl  ʾatqaṭṭil 4  nqṭl nutqaṭṭilā nqṭl nutqaṭṭil 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation5555 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yutqaṭṭilu y/tqṭln  y/tutqaṭṭilāni  tqṭln tutqaṭṭilūna 

3f tqṭl tutqaṭṭilu  tqṭln tutqaṭṭilāni tqṭln tutqaṭṭilnā 

2m tqṭl tutqaṭṭilu  tqṭln tutqaṭṭilāni tqṭln tutqaṭṭilūna 

2f tqṭln tutqaṭṭilīna  tqṭln tutqaṭṭilāni  tqṭln tutqaṭṭilnā 

1c aqṭl  ʾatqaṭṭilu  nqṭln nutqaṭṭilāni  nqṭl nutqaṭṭilu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation6666 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭl  yutqaṭṭila y/tqṭl  y/tutqaṭṭilā  tqṭl tutqaṭṭilū 

3f tqṭl tutqaṭṭila  tqṭl tutqaṭṭilā tqṭln tutqaṭṭilna 

2m tqṭl tutqaṭṭila  tqṭl tutqaṭṭilā tqṭl tutqaṭṭilū 

2f tqṭl tutqaṭṭilī tqṭl tutqaṭṭilā tqṭln tutqaṭṭilna 1c aqṭl  ʾatqaṭṭila  nqṭl nutqaṭṭilā  nqṭl nutqaṭṭila 

1 This stem, too, is quite rare and debatable.2 The stem vowel may be a: ʾitquṭṭala, there may be an a after the t : ʾitaquṭṭi/ala, and theform may not take a prosthetic ʾ at all: taquṭṭi/ala.3 The preformative vowel may also be a.4 The 1cs is not attested, so the form may be either ʾa or ʾu.5 Any Pret form ending in C3

 gets -u; long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -na lengthened. 6 Any Pret form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative7777 ms tqṭl taqaṭṭil

fs tqṭl taqaṭṭilī  

dual tqṭl  taqaṭṭilā 

mp tqṭl taqaṭṭilū 

Participle

Infinitive50 

tqṭl tuqaṭṭilu

7 The form identified by Sivan asan imperative is identified bySchniedewind and Hunt as aninfinitive. Thus, one or the othermay be doubtful.

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Strong: Šp Stem1111 Perfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m šqṭl   šuqṭala 2  šqṭl  šuqṭalā šqṭl  šuqṭalū 

3f šqṭlt  šuqṭalat šqṭlt  šuqṭal(a)tā šqṭl  šuqṭalā

2m šqṭlt  šuqṭalta šqṭltm  šuqṭaltumā šqṭltm  šuqṭaltum(ū) 

2f šqṭlt  šuqṭalti šqṭltm  šuqṭaltumā šqṭltn  šuqṭaltunā 

1c šqṭlt  šuqṭaltu (?) šqṭlny  šuqṭalniyā šqṭln  šuqṭalnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšqṭl  yušaqṭal  y/tšqṭl  y/tušaqṭalā  tšqṭl tušaqṭalū 

3f tšqṭl tušaqṭal  tšqṭl tušaqṭalā tšqṭln tušaqṭalna 

2m tšqṭl tušaqṭal  tšqṭl tušaqṭalā tšqṭl tušaqṭalū 2f tšqṭl tušaqṭalī   tšqṭl tušaqṭalā tšqṭln tušaqṭalna 

1c ašqṭl  ʾašaqṭal 4  nšqṭl nušaqṭalā nšqṭl nušaqṭal 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation5555 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšqṭl  yušaqṭalu y/tšqṭln  y/tušaqṭalāni  tšqṭln tušaqṭalūna 

3f tšqṭl tušaqṭalu  tšqṭln tušaqṭalāni tšqṭln tušaqṭalnā 

2m tšqṭl tušaqṭalu  tšqṭln tušaqṭalāni tšqṭln tušaqṭalūna 

2f tšqṭln tušaqṭalīna  tšqṭln tušaqṭalāni  tšqṭln tušaqṭalnā 

1c ašqṭl  ʾašaqṭalu  nšqṭln nušaqṭalāni  nšqṭl nušaqṭalu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation6666 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšqṭl  yušaqṭala y/tšqṭl  y/tušaqṭalā  tšqṭl tušaqṭalū 

3f tšqṭl tušaqṭala  tšqṭl tušaqṭalā tšqṭln tušaqṭalna 

2m tšqṭl tušaqṭala  tšqṭl tušaqṭalā tšqṭl tušaqṭalū 

2f tšqṭl tušaqṭalī tšqṭl tušaqṭalā tšqṭln tušaqṭalna 1c ašqṭl  ʾašaqṭala  nšqṭl nušaqṭalā  nšqṭl nušaqṭala 

1 This stem is fairly rare.2 The stem vowel may also be i.3 The preformative vowel may be either u or a.4 The 1cs is not attested, so the form may be either ʾa or ʾu.5 Any Pret form ending in C3

 gets -u; long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -na lengthened. 6 Any Pret form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative

Participle

ms mšqṭl mušaqṭalu

fs mšqṭlt mušaqṭalatu 

mp mšqṭlm mušaqṭalūma 

fp mšqṭlt mušaqṭalātu 

Infinitive

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Strong: At a Glance

Suffix Conj Prefix Conj Imperative Participle Infinitive

G Stem qṭl  qaṭala yqṭl  yaqṭul- qṭl quṭul (act) qṭl qāṭilu qṭl qaṭālu 

(ps) qṭl qaṭūlu 

N Stem nqṭl  naqṭala yqṭl  yiqqaṭil- nqṭl naqṭalu nqṭl naqṭalu 

D Stem qṭl  qaṭṭila yqṭl  yuqaṭṭil-1  qṭl qaṭṭil mqṭl muqaṭṭilu qṭl quṭṭalu 

Š Stem šqṭl   šaqṭila yšqṭl  yušaqṭil57   šqṭl  šaqṭil mšqṭl mušaqṭilu šqṭl  šuqṭalu 

Gp Stem qṭl  quṭila 2  yqṭl  yuqṭal qṭl qaṭūlu3 

Gt Stem iqtṭl   ʾiqtaṭala4  yqtṭl  yiqtaṭal 5  iqtṭl  ʾiqtaṭal61  mqtṭl muqtaṭilu tqtṭl tVqtaṭilu 

Dp Stem qṭl  quṭṭila 6  yqṭl  yuqaṭṭal57  mqṭl muqaṭṭalu 

tD Stem itqṭl   ʾitqaṭṭila 7   ytqṭl  yutqaṭṭil57 tqṭl taqaṭṭil8  tqṭl tuqaṭṭilu 

Šp Stem šqṭl   šuqṭala61  yšqṭl  yušaqṭal57 mšqṭl mušaqṭalu 

1 The preformative vowel may u or a.2 The stem vowel may be either i or a.3 I.e. the G Passive Participle.4 When clause initial, the form has a prosthetic ʾ with i vowel; otherwise, the t and q seem to undergo metathesis: tqtqtqtqṭṭṭṭlllltaqṭal(?) (Schniedewind 175, n17).5 The stem vowel may be i not a.6 The stem vowel may also be a: quṭṭala.7 The stem vowel may be a: ʾitquṭṭala, there may be an a after the t : ʾitaquṭṭi/ala, and the form may not take a prosthetic ʾ atall: taquṭṭi/ala.8 The form identified by Sivan as an imperative is identified by Schniedewind and Hunt as an infinitive. Thus, one or theother may be doubtful.

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  i-Stative: KBD

G StemPerfect/Suffix Conjugation1111 

Singular Dual Plural

3m kbd  kabida kbd kabidā kbd kabidū 3f kbdt kabidat kbdt kabid(a)tā kbd kabidā

2m kbdt kabidta kbdtm kabidtumā kbdtm kabidtum(ū) 

2f kbdt kabidti kbdtm kabidtumā kbdtn kabidtunā 

1c kbdt kabidtu (?) kbdny kabidniyā kbdn kabidnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m ykbd  yikbad  y/tkbd  y/tikbadā  tkbd tikbadū 

3f tkbd tikbad  tkbd tikbadā tkbdn tikbadna 

2m tkbd tikbad  tkbd tikbadā tkbd tikbadū 

2f tkbd tikbadī   tkbd tikbadā tkbdn tikbadna 

1c ikbd  ʾikbad  nkbd nikbadā nkbd nikbad 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation2222 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ykbd  yikbadu y/tkbdn  y/tikbadāni  tkbdn tikbadūna 

3f tkbd tikbadu  tkbdn tikbadāni tkbdn tikbadnā 2m tkbd tikbadu  tkbdn tikbadāni tkbdn tikbadūna 

2f tkbdn tikbadīna  tkbdn tikbadāni  tkbdn tikbadnā 

1c ikbd  ʾikbadu  nkbdn nikbadāni  nkbd nikbadu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ykbd  yikbada y/tkbd  y/tikbadā  tkbd tikbadū 

3f tkbd tikbada  tkbd tikbadā tkbdn tikbadna 

2m tkbd tikbada  tkbd tikbadā tkbd tikbadū 

2f tkbd tikbadī   tkbd tikbadā tkbdn tikbadna 

1c ikbd  ʾikbada  nkbd nikbadā nkbd nikbada 

1 Cf.כבד

/כבד   The N, D, and Š stems are regular, as are the minor stems. 

2 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -na

lengthened. 3 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative4444 

ms kbd kabad/ kabda

fs kbd kabadī  

duad kbd  kabadā 

mp kbd kabadū 

Active Participle

ms kbd kābidu

fs kbdt kābidatu 

mp kbdm kābidūma 

fp kbdt kābidātu 

Passive Participle5555 

ms kbd kabūdu

fs kbdt kabūdatu 

mp kbdm kabūdūma 

fp kbdt kabūdātu 

Infinitive6666 

kbd kabādu

4 The vowel is the theme vowelof the Imperfect/Prefix Conju-gation, doubled. The second maybe apocopated.5 Uncertain vocalization; this ison the BH pattern.6 If in bound relationship, thenInfinitive Construct; if unbound,then Infinitive Absolute.

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  u-Stative: QṬN

G Stem1111 Perfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m qṭn  qaṭuna qṭn qaṭunā qṭn qaṭunū 3f qṭnt qaṭunat qṭnt qaṭun(a)tā qṭn qaṭunā

2m qṭnt qaṭunta qṭntm qaṭuntumā qṭntm qaṭuntum(ū) 

2f qṭnt qaṭunti qṭntm qaṭuntumā qṭntn qaṭuntunā 

1c qṭnt qaṭuntu (?) qṭnny qaṭunniyā qṭnn qaṭunnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭn  yaqṭan  y/tqṭn  y/taqṭanā  tqṭn taqṭanū 

3f tqṭn taqṭan  tqṭn taqṭanā tqṭnn taqṭanna 

2m tqṭn taqṭan  tqṭn taqṭanā tqṭn taqṭanū 

2f tqṭn taqṭanī   tqṭn taqṭanā tqṭnn taqṭanna 

1c iqṭn  ʾiqṭan  nqṭn naqṭanā nqṭn naqṭan 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation2222 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭn  yaqṭanu y/tqṭnn  y/taqṭanāni  tqṭnn taqṭanūna 

3f tqṭn taqṭanu  tqṭnn taqṭanāni tqṭnn taqṭannā 2m tqṭn taqṭanu  tqṭnn taqṭanāni tqṭnn taqṭanūna 

2f tqṭnn taqṭanīna  tqṭnn taqṭanāni  tqṭnn taqṭannā 

1c iqṭn  ʾiqṭanu  nqṭnn naqṭanāni  nqṭn naqṭanu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqṭn  yaqṭana y/tqṭn  y/taqṭanā  tqṭn taqṭanū 

3f tqṭn taqṭana  tqṭn taqṭanā tqṭnn taqṭanna 

2m tqṭn taqṭana  tqṭn taqṭanā tqṭn taqṭanū 

2f tqṭn taqṭanī   tqṭn taqṭanā tqṭnn taqṭanna 

1c iqṭn  ʾiqṭana  nqṭn naqṭanā nqṭn naqṭana 

1 Cf.ן ט ק

/קטן

  The N, D, and Š stems are regular, as are the minor stems.2 Any Short form ending in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -nalengthened. 3 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative4444 

ms qṭn qaṭan/ qaṭna

fs qṭn qaṭanī  

Dual qṭn  qaṭanā 

mp qṭn qaṭanū 

Active Participle

ms qṭn qāṭinu

fs qṭnt qāṭinatu 

mp qṭnm qāṭinūma 

fp qṭnt qāṭinātu 

Passive Participle5555 

ms qṭn qaṭūnu

fs qṭnt qaṭūnatu 

mp qṭnm qaṭūnūma 

fp qṭnt qaṭūnātu 

Infinitive6666 

qṭn qaṭānu

4 The vowel is the theme vowelof the Imperfect/Prefix Conju-gation, doubled. The second maybe apocopated.5 Uncertain vocalization; this ison the BH pattern.6 If in bound relationship, thenInfinitive Construct; if unbound,then Infinitive Absolute.

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  II-Guttural: MḪṢ

G Stem1111 Perfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m mḫṣ  maḫaṣa mḫṣ maḫaṣā mḫṣ maḫaṣū 3f mḫṣt maḫaṣat mḫṣt maḫaṣ(a)tā mḫṣ maḫaṣā

2m mḫṣt maḫaṣta mḫṣtm maḫaṣtumā mḫṣtm maḫaṣtum(ū) 

2f mḫṣt maḫaṣti mḫṣtm maḫaṣtumā mḫṣtn maḫaṣtunā 

1c mḫṣt maḫaṣtu (?) mḫṣny maḫaṣniyā mḫṣn maḫaṣnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m ymḫṣ  yimḫaṣ  y/tmḫṣ  y/timḫaṣā  tmḫṣ timḫaṣū 

3f tmḫṣ timḫaṣ  tmḫṣ timḫaṣā tmḫṣn timḫaṣna 

2m tmḫṣ timḫaṣ  tmḫṣ timḫaṣā tmḫṣ timḫaṣū 

2f tmḫṣ timḫaṣī   tmḫṣ timḫaṣā tmḫṣn timḫaṣna 

1c imḫṣ  ʾimḫaṣ  nmḫṣ nimḫaṣā nmḫṣ nimḫaṣ 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation2222 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ymḫṣ  yimḫaṣu y/tmḫṣn  y/timḫaṣāni  tmḫṣn timḫaṣūna 

3f tmḫṣ timḫaṣu  tmḫṣn timḫaṣāni tmḫṣn timḫaṣnā 2m tmḫṣ timḫaṣu  tmḫṣn timḫaṣāni tmḫṣn timḫaṣūna 

2f tmḫṣn timḫaṣīna  tmḫṣn timḫaṣāni  tmḫṣn timḫaṣnā 

1c imḫṣ  ʾimḫaṣu  nmḫṣn nimḫaṣāni  nmḫṣ nimḫaṣu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ymḫṣ  yimḫaṣa y/tmḫṣ  y/timḫaṣā  tmḫṣ timḫaṣū 

3f tmḫṣ timḫaṣa  tmḫṣ timḫaṣā tmḫṣn timḫaṣna 

2m tmḫṣ timḫaṣa  tmḫṣ timḫaṣā tmḫṣ timḫaṣū 

2f tmḫṣ timḫaṣī   tmḫṣ timḫaṣā tmḫṣn timḫaṣna 

1c imḫṣ  ʾimḫaṣa  nmḫṣ nimḫaṣā nmḫṣ nimḫaṣa 

1 Cfמחץ

/מחץ

  The N, D, and Š stems are regular, as are the minor stems.2 Any Short form ending in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -nalengthened. 3 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative4444 

ms mḫṣ maḫaṣ/ maḫṣa

fs mḫṣ maḫaṣī  

Dual mḫṣ  maḫaṣā 

mp mḫṣ maḫaṣū 

Active Participle

ms mḫṣ māḫiṣu

fs mḫṣt māḫiṣatu 

mp mḫṣm māḫiṣūma 

fp mḫṣt māḫiṣātu 

Passive Participle5555 

ms mḫṣ maḫūṣu

fs mḫṣt maḫūṣatu 

mp mḫṣm maḫūṣūma 

fp mḫṣt maḫūṣātu 

Infinitive6666 

mḫṣ maḫāṣu

4 The vowel is the theme vowelof the Imperfect/Prefix Conju-gation, doubled. The second maybe apocopated.5 Uncertain vocalization; this ison the BH pattern.6 If in bound relationship, thenInfinitive Construct; if unbound,then Infinitive Absolute.

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  III-Guttural: ŠLḤ

G Stem1111 Perfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m šlḥ   šalaḥa šlḥ  šalaḥā šlḥ  šalaḥū 3f šlḥt  šalaḥat šlḥt  šalaḥ(a)tā šlḥ  šalaḥā

2m šlḥt  šalaḥta šlḥtm  šalaḥtumā šlḥtm  šalaḥtum(ū) 

2f šlḥt  šalaḥti šlḥtm  šalaḥtumā šlḥtn  šalaḥtunā 

1c šlḥt  šalaḥtu (?) šlḥny  šalaḥniyā šlḥn  šalaḥnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšlḥ  yišlaḥ  y/tšlḥ  y/tišlaḥā  tšlḥ tišlaḥū 

3f tšlḥ tišlaḥ  tšlḥ tišlaḥā tšlḥn tišlaḥna 

2m tšlḥ tišlaḥ  tšlḥ tišlaḥā tšlḥ tišlaḥū 

2f tšlḥ tišlaḥī   tšlḥ tišlaḥā tšlḥn tišlaḥna 

1c išlḥ  ʾišlaḥ  nšlḥ nišlaḥā nšlḥ nišlaḥ 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation2222 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšlḥ  yišlaḥu y/tšlḥn  y/tišlaḥāni  tšlḥn tišlaḥūna 

3f tšlḥ tišlaḥu  tšlḥn tišlaḥāni tšlḥn tišlaḥnā 2m tšlḥ tišlaḥu  tšlḥn tišlaḥāni tšlḥn tišlaḥūna 

2f tšlḥn tišlaḥīna  tšlḥn tišlaḥāni  tšlḥn tišlaḥnā 

1c išlḥ  ʾišlaḥu  nšlḥn nišlaḥāni  nšlḥ nišlaḥu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšlḥ  yišlaḥa y/tšlḥ  y/tišlaḥā  tšlḥ tišlaḥū 

3f tšlḥ tišlaḥa  tšlḥ tišlaḥā tšlḥn tišlaḥna 

2m tšlḥ tišlaḥa  tšlḥ tišlaḥā tšlḥ tišlaḥū 

2f tšlḥ tišlaḥī   tšlḥ tišlaḥā tšlḥn tišlaḥna 

1c išlḥ  ʾišlaḥa  nšlḥ nišlaḥā nšlḥ nišlaḥa 

1 Cf.שלח/ שלח  י The N, D, and Š stems are regular, as are the minor stems.

2 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -na

lengthened. 3 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative4444 

ms šlḥ  šalaḥ/ šalḥa

fs šlḥ  šalaḥī  

Dual šlḥ   šalaḥā 

mp šlḥ  šalaḥū 

Active Participle

ms šlḥ māḫiṣu

fs šlḥt māḫiṣatu 

mp šlḥm māḫiṣūma 

fp šlḥt māḫiṣātu 

Passive Participle5555 

ms šlḥ maḫūṣu

fs šlḥt maḫūṣatu 

mp šlḥm maḫūṣūma 

fp šlḥt maḫūṣātu 

Infinitive6666 

šlḥ maḫāṣu

4 The vowel is the theme vowelof the Imperfect/Prefix Conju-gation, doubled. The second maybe apocopated.5 Uncertain vocalization; this ison the BH pattern.6 If in bound relationship, thenInfinitive Construct; if unbound,then Infinitive Absolute.

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  I-N:1111 NPL

G StemPerfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m npl  napala npl napalā npl napalū 3f nplt napalat nplt napal(a)tā npl napalā

2m nplt napalta npltm napaltumā npltm napaltum(ū) 

2f nplt napalti npltm napaltumā npltn napaltunā 

1c nplt napaltu (?) nplny napalniyā npln napalnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m ypl  yappul  y/tpl  y/tappulā  tpl tappulū 

3f tpl tappul  tpl tappulā tpln tappulna 

2m tpl tappul  tpl tappulā tpl tappulū 

2f tpl tappulī   tpl tappulā tpln tappulna 

1c apl  ʾappul  npl nappulā npl nappul 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation2222 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ypl  yappulu y/tpln  y/tappulāni  tpln tappulūna 

3f tpl tappulu  tpln tappulāni tpln tappulnā 2m tpl tappulu  tpln tappulāni tpln tappulūna 

2f tpln tappulīna  tpln tappulāni  tpln tappulnā 

1c apl  ʾappulu  npln nappulāni  npl nappulu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ypl  yappula y/tpl  y/tappulā  tpl tappulū 

3f tpl tappula  tpl tappulā tpln tappulna 

2m tpl tappula  tpl tappulā tpl tappulū 

2f tpl tappulī   tpl tappulā tpln tappulna 

1c apl  ʾappula  npl nappulā npl nappula 

1 And LQḤ 2 Any Short form ending in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -nalengthened. 3 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative4444 

ms pl  pul/ pula

fs pl  pulī  

dual pl   pulā 

mp pl  pulū 

Active Participle

ms npl nāpilu

fs nplt nāpilatu 

mp nplm nāpilūma 

fp nplt nāpilātu 

Passive Participle5555 

ms npl napūlu

fs nplt napūlatu 

mp nplm napūlūma 

fp nplt napūlātu 

Infinitive6666 

npl napālu

4 The vowel is the theme vowelof the Imperfect/Prefix Conju-gation, doubled. The second maybe apocopated.5 Uncertain vocalization; this ison the BH pattern.6 If in bound relationship, thenInfinitive Construct; if unbound,then Infinitive Absolute.

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I-N: N StemPerfect/Suffix Conjugation1111 

Singular Dual Plural

3m npl  nappala npl nappalā npl nappalū 

3f nplt nappalat nplt nappal(a)tā npl nappalā

2m nplt nappalta npltm nappaltumā npltm nappaltum(ū) 

2f nplt nappalti npltm nappaltumā npltn nappaltunā 

1c nplt nappaltu (?) nplny nappalniyā npln nappalnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m ynpl  yinnapil y/tnpl  y/tinnapilā  tnpl tinnapilū 

3f tnpl tinnapil  tnpl tinnapilā tnpln tinnapilna 

2m tnpl tinnapil  tnpl tinnapilā tnpl tinnapilū 2f tnpl tinnapilī   tnpl tinnapilā tnpln tinnapilna 

1c inpl  ʾinnapil  nnpl ninnapilā nnpl ninnapil 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation2222 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ynpl  yinnapilu y/tnpln  y/tinnapilāni  tnpln tinnapilūna 

3f tnpl tinnapilu  tnpln tinnapilāni tnpln tinnapilnā 

2m tnpl tinnapilu  tnpln tinnapilāni tnpln tinnapilūna 

2f tnpln tinnapilīna  tnpln tinnapilāni  tnpln tinnapilnā 

1c inpl  ʾinnapilu  nnpln ninnapilāni  nnpl ninnapilu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ynpl  yinnapila y/tnpl  y/tinnapilā  tnpl tinnapilū 

3f tnpl tinnapila  tnpl tinnapilā tnpln tinnapilna 

2m tnpl tinnapila  tnpl tinnapilā tnpl tinnapilū 

2f tnpl tinnapilī   tnpl tinnapilā tnpln tinnapilna 1c inpl  ʾinnapila  nnpl ninnapilā  nnpl ninnapila 

1 Presumably C1 assimilates to C2, though there is the form nlqḥt nalqaḥt , where this

apparently does not happen—unless LQḤ behaves regularly in the N, as HLQ does inthe Š.2 Any Short form ending in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -nalengthened. 3 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative4444 

Participle5555 

Infinitive6666 

4 There are no attestations forthe Imperative; the Jussive isused instead. The pattern would

presumably be nqṭl naqṭil, butthe last vowel is questionable.5 Unattested in I-N6 Unattested in I-N

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I-N: At a Glance with D, Š, and Minor Stems

Suffix Conj Prefix Conj Imperative Participle Infinitive

G Stem npl  napala  ypl  yappul-  pl  pul  npl nāpilu  npl napālu

npl napūlu 

N Stem npl  nappala  ynpl  yinnapil- 

D Stem npl  nappila  ynpl  yunappil  [ npl nappil  mnpl munappilu  npl nuppalu ] 

Š Stem1111  špl  šappila [ yšpl  yušappil-  špl  šappil  mšpl mušappilu špl  šuppalu ]

Gp Stem [ npl nupila ]  ypl  yuppal- [ npl  napūlu ]

Gt Stem [ itpl  ʾittapala ]  ytpl  yittapil- [ itpl  ʾittapal ]  mtpl muttapilu  [ ttpl tVttapilu ] 

Šp Stem [ špl  šuppala  yšpl  yušappal- ]  mšpl mušappalu

1 Only one I-N form is found in the Š Stem: šsʿn šassiʿan “he brought [the silver] to me” from NSʿ 

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  I-Y:1111 YRD

G StemPerfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m yrd   yarada yrd  yaradā yrd  yaradū 3f yrdt  yaradat yrdt  yarad(a)tā yrd  yaradā

2m yrdt  yaradta yrdtm  yaradtumā yrdtm  yaradtum(ū) 

2f yrdt  yaradti yrdtm  yaradtumā yrdtn  yaradtunā 

1c yrdt  yaradtu (?) yrdny  yaradniyā yrdn  yaradnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m yrd  yarid  y/trd  y/taridā  trd taridū 

3f trd tarid  trd taridā trdn taridna 

2m trd tarid  trd taridā trd taridū 

2f trd taridī   trd taridā trdn taridna 

1c ard  ʾarid  nrd naridā nrd narid 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation2222 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yrd  yaridu y/trdn  y/taridāni  trdn taridūna 

3f trd taridu  trdn taridāni trdn taridnā 2m trd taridu  trdn taridāni trdn taridūna 

2f trdn taridīna  trdn taridāni  trdn taridnā 

1c ard  ʾaridu  nrdn naridāni  nrd naridu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yrd  yarida y/trd  y/taridā  trd taridū 

3f trd tarida  trd taridā trdn taridna 

2m trd tarida  trd taridā trd taridū 

2f trd taridī   trd taridā trdn taridna 

1c ard  ʾarida  nrd naridā nrd narida 

1 And HLK 2 Any Short form ending in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -nalengthened. 3 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative4444 ms rd rid/ rida

fs rd ridī  

dual rd  ridā 

mp rd ridū 

Active Participle

ms yrd  yāridu

fs yrdt  yāridatu 

mp yrdm  yāridūma 

fp yrdt  yāridātu 

Passive Participle5555 

ms mrd môrūdu

fs mrdt môrūdatu 

mp mrdm môrūdūma 

fp mrdt môrūdātu 

Infinitive6666 

yrd  yarādu

OR rdt ridatu 

4 The y y y y is lost.5 The y yy y contracts, based on whe-ther the verb was I-Y or I-W inProto Semitic: I-y forms are ê <*ay, while I-W forms are ô < *aw;unless the extant forms areactually nouns. Cf. Sivan 149-50.6 As in BH, there seem to be twoInfinitive forms: one preservingthe y yy y, and the other adding a tttt tothe end.

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I-Y: Š Stem1111 Perfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m šrd   šôrida šrd  šôridā šrd  šôridū 

3f šrdt  šôridat šrdt  šôrid(a)tā šrd  šôridā

2m šrdt  šôridta šrdtm  šôridtumā šrdtm  šôridtum(ū) 

2f šrdt  šôridti šrdtm  šôridtumā šrdtn  šôridtunā 

1c šrdt  šôridtu (?) šrdny  šôridniyā šrdn  šôridnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation2222 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšrd  yušôrid  y/tšrd  y/tušôridā  tšrd tušôridū 

3f tšrd tušôrid  tšrd tušôridā tšrdn tušôridna 

2m tšrd tušôrid  tšrd tušôridā tšrd tušôridū 2f tšrd tušôridī   tšrd tušôridā tšrdn tušôridna 

1c ašrd  ʾašôrid  nšrd nušôridā nšrd nušôrid 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšrd  yušôridu y/tšrdn  y/tušôridāni  tšrdn tušôridūna 

3f tšrd tušôridu  tšrdn tušôridāni tšrdn tušôridnā 

2m tšrd tušôridu  tšrdn tušôridāni tšrdn tušôridūna 

2f tšrdn tušôridīna  tšrdn tušôridāni  tšrdn tušôridnā 

1c ašrd  ʾašôridu  nšrdn nušôridāni  nšrd nušôridu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation4444 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšrd  yušôrida y/tšrd  y/tušôridā  tšrd tušôridū 

3f tšrd tušôrida  tšrd tušôridā tšrdn tušôridna 

2m tšrd tušôrida  tšrd tušôridā tšrd tušôridū 

2f tšrd tušôridī tšrd tušôridā tšrdn tušôridna 1c ašrd  ʾašôrida  nšrd nušôridā  nšrd nušôrida 

1 In this stem, the verb HLQ behaves like a strong verb in attested forms. The y yy ycontracts in all forms in this stem, based on whether the verb was I-Y or I-W in ProtoSemitic: I-y forms are ê < *ay, while I-W forms are ô < *aw.2 The preformative vowel may be u like other Semitic languages (cf. Akkadian) or a like the 1cs.3 Any Short form in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -na lengthened. 4 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative

ms šrd  šôrid

fs šrd  šôridī  

dual šrd   šôridā 

mp šrd  šôridū 

Participle

ms mšrd mušôridu

fs mšrdt mušôridatu 

mp mšrdm mušôridūma 

fp mšrdt mušôridātu 

Infinitive5555 šrd  šûradu

5 Vocalization based on the DInfinitive; û < *uw or *uy 

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I-Y: At a Glance with N, D, and Minor Stems

Suffix Conj Prefix Conj Imperative Participle Infinitive

G Stem yrd   yarada  yrd  yarid-  rd rid  yrd  yāridu  yrd  yarādu

mrd môrūdu rdt ridatu 

N Stem nrd nôrada1 

D Stem2222  wrd warrida  ywrd  yuwarrid-

Š Stem šrd   šôrida  yšrd  yušôrid-  šrd  šôrid  mšrd mušôridu  šrd  šûradu 

Gp Stem yrd  yûrad- 3 

Gt Stem4444  ytrd  yi(t)tarad-  itrd  ʾi(t)tarad 5 

Šp Stem6666  yšrd  yušôrad-

1 Only one form is attested: ntnntnntnntn nêtana/nôtana. The y yy y contracts, based on whether the verb was I-Y or I-W in Proto Semitic:I-y forms are ê < *ay, while I-W forms are ô < *aw.2 The D Stem of I-Y verbs acts normally—as if the verb were a I-W—when it occurs.3 yûrad- < *yuyrad- 4 The y yy y may or may not assimilate to the infixed tttt, hence the parenthesis.5 Then again, the only Gt Imperative form attested has elided the prosthetic ʾ and may not actually be Gt but G from TQǴ.

6 Only YṮB is attested in the Šp, and in this case, the partially assimilates to the ṯṯṯṯ: yuṯôṯab- < yuôṯab- < yuawṯab-.

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  II-Y/W: QWM, ŠYR, BWṮ

G Stem, QWMPerfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m qm  qâma

1

  qm qâmā qm qâmū 3f qmt qâmat qmt qâm(a)tā qm qâmā

2m qmt qâmta qmtm qâmtumā qmtm qâmtum(ū) 

2f qmt qâmti qmtm qâmtumā qmtn qâmtunā 

1c qmt qâmtu (?) qmny qâmniyā qmn qâmnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqm  yaqūm2  y/tqm  y/taqūmā  tqm taqūmū 

3f tqm taqūm  tqm taqūmā tqmn taqūmna 

2m tqm taqūm  tqm taqūmā tqm taqūmū 

2f tqm taqūmī   tqm taqūmā tqmn taqūmna 

1c aqm  ʾaqūm  nqm naqūmā nqm naqūm 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqm  yaqūmu y/tqmn  y/taqūmāni  tqmn taqūmūna 

3f tqm taqūmu  tqmn taqūmāni tqmn taqūmnā 2m tqm taqūmu  tqmn taqūmāni tqmn taqūmūna 

2f tqmn taqūmīna  tqmn taqūmāni  tqmn taqūmnā 

1c aqm  ʾaqūmu  nqmn naqūmāni  nqm naqūmu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation4444 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqm  yaqūma y/tqm  y/taqūmā  tqm taqūmū 

3f tqm taqūma  tqm taqūmā tqmn taqūmna 

2m tqm taqūma  tqm taqūmā tqm taqūmū 

2f tqm taqūmī   tqm taqūmā tqmn taqūmna 

1c aqm  ʾaqūma  nqm naqūmā nqm naqūma 

1 Contracted from a presumed *qayama/qawama.2  lengthened to compensate for the loss of w; Sivan argues (154) that those formswithout vocalic endings would have u: yaqum instead of yaqm.3 Any Short form in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -na lengthened. 4 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative5555 

ms qm qum

fs qm qūmī 6 

dual qm  qūmā 

mp qm qūmū 

Active Participle

ms qm qâmu7  

fs qmt qâmatu 

mp qmm qâmūma 

fp qmt qâmātu 

Passive Participle8888 

Infinitive

qm qûmu

5 The vowel is the theme vowelof the Imperfect/Prefix Conju-gation, doubled. The second maybe apocopated.6 Perhaps the u should be short.7 Perhaps contracted from*qwimu?8 Unattested in II-W.

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II-Y: G Stem, ŠYRPerfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m šr   šâra1  šr  šârā šr  šârū 

3f šrt  šârat šrt  šâr(a)tā šr  šârā

2m šrt  šârta šrtm  šârtumā šrtm  šârtum(ū) 

2f šrt  šârti šrtm  šârtumā šrtn  šârtunā 

1c šrt  šârtu (?) šrny  šârniyā šrn  šârnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšr  yašīr 2  y/tšr  y/tašīrā  tšr tašīrū 

3f tšr tašīr   tšr tašīrā tšrn tašīrna 

2m tšr tašīr   tšr tašīrā tšr tašīrū 2f tšr tašīrī   tšr tašīrā tšrn tašīrna 

1c ašr  ʾašīr   nšr našīrā nšr našīr  

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšr  yašīru y/tšrn  y/tašīrāni  tšrn tašīrūna 

3f tšr tašīru  tšrn tašīrāni tšrn tašīrnā 

2m tšr tašīru  tšrn tašīrāni tšrn tašīrūna 

2f tšrn tašīrīna  tšrn tašīrāni  tšrn tašīrnā 

1c ašr  ʾašīru  nšrn našīrāni  nšr našīru 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation4444 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšr  yašīra y/tšr  y/tašīrā  tšr tašīrū 

3f tšr tašīra  tšr tašīrā tšrn tašīrna 

2m tšr tašīra  tšr tašīrā tšr tašīrū 

2f tšr tašīrī   tšr tašīrā tšrn tašīrna 1c ašr  ʾašīra  nšr našīrā nšr našīra 

1 Contracted from a presumed * ayara.2   lengthened to compensate for the loss of  y; Sivan argues (154) that those formswithout vocalic endings would have i: yair instead of yar .3 Any Short form in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -na lengthened. 4 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative5555 

ms šr  šir

fs šr  šīrī 6 

dual šr   šīrā 

mp šr  šīrū 

Active Participle

ms šr  šâru7  

fs šrt  šâratu 

mp šrm  šârūma 

fp šrt  šârātu 

Passive Participle8888 

Infinitive

šr  šîru

5 The vowel is the theme vowelof the Imperfect/Prefix Conju-gation, doubled. The second maybe apocopated.6 Perhaps the u should be short.7 Perhaps contracted from* wiru?8 Unattested in II-Y.

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II-W: G Stem, BWṮPerfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m bṯ  bâṯa1  bṯ bâṯā bṯ bâṯū 

3f bṯt bâṯat bṯt bâṯ(a)tā bṯ bâṯā

2m bṯt bâṯta bṯtm bâṯtumā bṯtm bâṯtum(ū) 

2f bṯt bâṯti bṯtm bâṯtumā bṯtn bâṯtunā 

1c bṯt bâṯtu (?) bṯny bâṯniyā bṯn bâṯnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m ybṯ  yabāṯ 2  y/tbṯ  y/tabāṯā  tbṯ tabāṯū 

3f tbṯ tabāṯ   tbṯ tabāṯā tbṯn tabāṯna 

2m tbṯ tabāṯ   tbṯ tabāṯā tbṯ tabāṯū 2f tbṯ tabāṯī   tbṯ tabāṯā tbṯn tabāṯna 

1c abṯ  ʾabāṯ   nbṯ nabāṯā nbṯ nabāṯ  

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ybṯ  yabāṯu y/tbṯn  y/tabāṯāni  tbṯn tabāṯūna 

3f tbṯ tabāṯu  tbṯn tabāṯāni tbṯn tabāṯnā 

2m tbṯ tabāṯu  tbṯn tabāṯāni tbṯn tabāṯūna 

2f tbṯn tabāṯīna  tbṯn tabāṯāni  tbṯn tabāṯnā 

1c abṯ  ʾabāṯu  nbṯn nabāṯāni  nbṯ nabāṯu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation4444 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ybṯ  yabāṯa y/tbṯ  y/tabāṯā  tbṯ tabāṯū 

3f tbṯ tabāṯa  tbṯ tabāṯā tbṯn tabāṯna 

2m tbṯ tabāṯa  tbṯ tabāṯā tbṯ tabāṯū 

2f tbṯ tabāṯī   tbṯ tabāṯā tbṯn tabāṯna 1c abṯ  ʾabāṯa  nbṯ nabāṯā nbṯ nabāṯa 

1 Contracted from a presumed *bawaṯa.2  lengthened to compensate for the loss of w; Sivan argues (154) that those formswithout vocalic endings would have a: yabaṯ instead of yabṯ .3 Any Short form in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -na lengthened. 4 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative5555 

ms bṯ baṯ

fs bṯ bāṯī 6 

dual bṯ  bāṯā 

mp bṯ bāṯū 

Active Participle

ms bṯ bâṯu7  

fs bṯt bâṯatu 

mp bṯm bâṯūma 

fp bṯt bâṯātu 

Passive Participle8888 

Infinitive

bṯ bâṯu

5 The vowel is the theme vowelof the Imperfect/Prefix Conju-gation, doubled. The second maybe apocopated.6 Perhaps the u should be short.7 Perhaps contracted from*bwiṯu?8 Unattested in II-W.

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II-Y/W: L Stem1111 Perfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m qmm  qāmima qmm qāmimā qmm qāmimū 

3f qmmt qāmimat qmmt qāmim(a)tā qmm qāmimā

2m qmmt qāmimta qmmtm qāmimtumā qmmtm qāmimtum(ū) 

2f qmmt qāmimti qmmtm qāmimtumā qmmtn qāmimtunā 

1c qmmt qāmimtu (?) qmmny qāmimniyā qmmn qāmimnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation2222 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqmm  yuqāmim  y/tqmm  y/tuqāmimā  tqmm tuqāmimū 

3f tqmm tuqāmim  tqmm tuqāmimā tqmmn tuqāmimna 

2m tqmm tuqāmim  tqmm tuqāmimā tqmm tuqāmimū 2f tqmm tuqāmimī   tqmm tuqāmimā tqmmn tuqāmimna 

1c aqmm  ʾaqāmim 3  nqmm nuqāmimā nqmm nuqāmim 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation4444 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqmm  yuqāmimuy/tqmmn  y/tuqāmimāni tqmmn tuqāmimūna 

3f tqmm tuqāmimu  tqmmn tuqāmimāni tqmmn tuqāmimnā 

2m tqmm tuqāmimu  tqmmn tuqāmimāni tqmmn tuqāmimūna 

2f tqmmn tuqāmimīna  tqmmn tuqāmimāni  tqmmn tuqāmimnā 

1c aqmm  ʾaqāmimu  nqmmn nuqāmimāni  nqmm nuqāmimu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation5555 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yqmm  yuqāmima y/tqmm  y/tuqāmimā  tqmm tuqāmimū 

3f tqmm tuqāmima  tqmm tuqāmimā tqmmn tuqāmimna 

2m tqmm tuqāmima  tqmm tuqāmimā tqmm tuqāmimū 

2f tqmm tuqāmimī tqmm tuqāmimā tqmmn tuqāmimna 1c aqmm  ʾaqāmima  nqmm nuqāmimā  nqmm nuqāmima 

1 The L stem replaces the D stem for II-Y/W verbs.2 The preformative vowel may be u like other Semitic languages (cf. Akkadian) or a likethe 1cs.3 Note, 1cs has ʾa not ʾu 4 Any Short form ending in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -nalengthened. 5 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative

ms qmm qāmim

fs qmm qāmimī  

dual qmm  qāmimā 

mp qmm qāmimū 

Participle

Infinitive

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II-Y/W: Š Stem1111 Perfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m šqm   šaqīma šqm  šaqīmā šqm  šaqīmū 

3f šqmt  šaqīmat šqmt  šaqīm(a)tā šqm  šaqīmā

2m šqmt  šaqīmta šqmtm  šaqīmtumā šqmtm  šaqīmtum(ū) 

2f šqmt  šaqīmti šqmtm  šaqīmtumā šqmtn  šaqīmtunā 

1c šqmt  šaqīmtu (?) šqmny  šaqīmniyā šqmn  šaqīmnū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation2222 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšqm  yušaqīm  y/tšqm  y/tušaqīmā  tšqm tušaqīmū 

3f tšqm tušaqīm  tšqm tušaqīmā tšqmn tušaqīmna 

2m tšqm tušaqīm  tšqm tušaqīmā tšqm tušaqīmū 2f tšqm tušaqīmī   tšqm tušaqīmā tšqmn tušaqīmna 

1c ašqm  ʾašaqīm 3  nšqm nušaqīmā nšqm nušaqīm 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation4444 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšqm  yušaqīmu y/tšqmn  y/tušaqīmāni  tšqmn tušaqīmūna 

3f tšqm tušaqīmu  tšqmn tušaqīmāni tšqmn tušaqīmnā 

2m tšqm tušaqīmu  tšqmn tušaqīmāni tšqmn tušaqīmūna 

2f tšqmn tušaqīmīna  tšqmn tušaqīmāni  tšqmn tušaqīmnā 

1c ašqm  ʾašaqīmu  nšqmn nušaqīmāni  nšqm nušaqīmu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation5555 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšqm  yušaqīma y/tšqm  y/tušaqīmā  tšqm tušaqīmū 

3f tšqm tušaqīma  tšqm tušaqīmā tšqmn tušaqīmna 

2m tšqm tušaqīma  tšqm tušaqīmā tšqm tušaqīmū 

2f tšqm tušaqīmī tšqm tušaqīmā tšqmn tušaqīmna 1c ašqm  ʾašaqīma  nšqm nušaqīmā  nšqm nušaqīma 

1 Note, in this stem for the common verb ṮṮṮṮWBWBWBWB, the   of the stem assimilates to the  ṯ ,thus ṯṯṯṯṯṯṯṯbbbb ṯaṯba < * aṯba < * aṯwiba (?)2 The preformative vowel may be u like other Semitic languages (cf. Akkadian) or a like the 1cs.3 Note, 1cs has ʾa not ʾu 4 Any Short form in C3

 gets -u; in long V gets -na, except Dual -ni; fp -na lengthened. 5 Any Short form ending in C3 gets -a.

Imperative

ms šqm  šaqim6 

fs šqm  šaqimī  

dual šqm   šaqimā 

mp šqm  šaqimū 

Participle

Infinitivešqm  šuqāmu

6 Perhaps this vowel should belong.

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II-Y/W: At a Glance with Minor Stems

Suffix Conj Prefix Conj Imperative Participle Infinitive

G Stem qm  qâma  yqm  yaqūm-  qm qum  qm qâmu  qm qûmu

šr   šâra  yšr  yašīr-  šr  šir   šr  šâru  šr  šîru 

bṯ  bâṯa  ybṯ  yabāṯ-  bṯ baṯ   bṯ bâṯu  bṯ bâṯu 

L Stem1111  qmm  qāmima yqmm  yuqāmim- qmm qāmim

Š Stem šqm   šaqīma  yšqm  yušaqīm-  šqm  šaqim 

Gp Stem yqm yuqām-

Gt Stem  yqtm yqtm yqtm yqtm  yiqtân-/yiqtîn-2 

Šp Stem3333  yšqm  yušaqām- (?)

 1 The L Stem replaces the D Stem for II-Y/W verbs.2 From * yiqtawin-/yiqtawan-.3 Only YṮB is attested in the Šp, and in this case, the partially assimilates to the ṯṯṯṯ: yuṯôṯab- < yuôṯab- < yuawṯab-.

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  III-Y: BNY

G StemPerfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m bny banaya

1

  bny banayā bny banayū 3f bnyt banayat bnyt banay(a)tā bny banayā

2m bnt banêta2  bntm banêtumā bntm banêtum(ū) 

2f bnt banêti bntm banêtumā bntn banêtunā 

1c bnt banêtu (?) bnny banêniyā bnn banênū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ybn  yabnî   y/tbny  y/tabniyā  tbny tabniyū 

3f tbn tabnî   tbny tabniyā tbnn tabnîna 2m tbn tabnî   tbny tabniyā tbny tabniyū 

2f tbny tabniyī   tbny tabniyā tbnn tabnîna 

1c abn  ʾabnî   nbny nabniyā nbn nabnî  

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation4444 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ybny  yabniyu y/tbnyn  y/tabniyāni  tbnyn tabniyūna 

3f tbny tabniyu  tbnyn tabniyāni tbnn tabnînā 

2m tbny tabniyu  tbnyn tabniyāni tbnyn tabniyūna 

2f tbnyn tabniyīna  tbnyn tabniyāni  tbnn tabnînā 

1c abny  ʾabniyu  nbnyn nabniyāni  nbny nabniyu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation5555 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ybny  yabniya y/tbny  y/tabniyā  tbny tabniyū 

3f tbny tabniya  tbny tabniyā tbnn tabnîna 

2m tbny tabniya  tbny tabniyā tbny tabniyū 

2f tbny tabniyī   tbny tabniyā tbnn tabnîna 

1c abny  ʾabniya  nbny nabniyā nbny nabniya 

1 The forms with y may also contract: banaya > banâ; banay > banû. 2 Contracted from *banayta; the form could be banîta < *baniyta (cf. BH ת י ב)3 The y is usually preserved in the forms with a vowel after it; otherwise it contracts:* yabniy > yabnî.  Sometimes, even a triphthong will contract: yabniyu > yabnû.4 Any endingless Short form gets -u; in long V gets -na (Dual -ni); fp -na lengthened. 5 Any endingless Short form gets -a.

Imperative6666 

ms bn(y) banî/baniya

fs bn(y) banî/baniyī  

dual bny  baniyā 

mp bn(y) banû/baniyū 

Active Participle

ms bny bāniyu

fs bnyt bāniyatu 

mp bnym bāniyūma 

fp bnyt bāniyātu 

Passive Participle

ms bny banūyu

fs bnyt banūyatu 

mp bnym banūyūma 

fp bnyt banūyātu7 

Infinitive

bny banāyu

bn banâ

6 These appear both with andwithout the y; the forms are notcertain.7 This form is also written bnwtbnwtbnwtbnwt banwtu, with the w as a glide?

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III-Y: D StemPerfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m bny  banniya bny banniyā bny banniyū 

3f bnyt banniyat bnyt banniy(a)tā bny banniyā

2m bnt bannîta bntm bannîtumā bntm bannîtum(ū) 

2f bnt bannîti bntm bannîtumā bntn bannîtunā 

1c bnt bannîtu (?) bnny bannîniyā bnn bannînū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation1111 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ybn  yubannî y/tbny  y/tubanniyā  tbny tubanniyū 

3f tbn tubannî tbny tubanniyā tbnn tubannîna 

2m tbn tubannî tbny tubanniyā tbny tubanniyū 2f tbny tubanniyī   tbny tubanniyā tbnn tubannîna 

1c abn  ʾabannî 2  nbny nubanniyā nbn nubannî  

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ybny  yubanniyu y/tbnyn  y/tubanniyāni tbnyn tubanniyūna 

3f tbny tubanniyu  tbnyn tubanniyāni tbnn tubannînā 

2m tbny tubanniyu  tbnyn tubanniyāni tbnyn tubanniyūna 

2f tbnyn tubanniyīna  tbnyn tubanniyāni  tbnn tubannînā 

1c abny  ʾabanniyu  nbnyn nubanniyāni  nbny nubanniyu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation4444 

Singular Dual Plural

3m ybny  yubanniya y/tbny  y/tubanniyā  tbny tubanniyū 

3f tbny tubanniya  tbny tubanniyā tbnn tubannîna 

2m tbny tubanniya  tbny tubanniyā tbny tubanniyū 

2f tbny tubanniyī tbny tubanniyā tbnn tubannîna 1c abny  ʾabanniya  nbny nubanniyā  nbny nubanniya 

1 The preformative vowel may be u like other Semitic languages (cf. Akkadian) or a like the 1cs.2 Note, 1cs has ʾa not ʾu 3 Any endingless Short form gets -u; in long V gets -na (Dual -ni); fp -na lengthened. 4 Any endingless Short form gets -a.

Imperative

Participle

ms mbny mubanniyu

fs mbnyt mubanniyatu 

mp mbnym mubanniyūma 

fp mbnyt mubanniyātu 

Infinitive5555 

bn bunnû

5 From the syllabic texts, not thealphabetic: ḫu-wu-ú ḥuwwû <*ḥuwwayu.

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III-Y: Š StemPerfect/Suffix Conjugation

Singular Dual Plural

3m šbny   šabniya šbny  šabniyā šbny  šabniyū 

3f šbnyt  šabniyat šbnyt  šabniy (a)tā šbny  šabniyā

2m šbnt  šabnîta šbntm  šabnîtumā šbntm  šabnîtum(ū) 

2f šbnt  šabnîti šbntm  šabnîtumā šbntn  šabnîtunā 

1c šbnt  šabnîtu (?) šbnny  šabnîniyā šbnn  šabnînū 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation1111 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšbn  yušabnî y/tšbny  y/tušabniyā  tšbny tušabniyū 

3f tšbn tušabnî tšbny tušabniyā tšbnn tušabnîna 

2m tšbn tušabnî tšbny tušabniyā tšbny tušabniyū 2f tšbny tušabniyī   tšbny tušabniyā tšbnn tušabnîna 

1c ašbn  ʾašabnî 2  nšbny nušabniyā nšbn nušabnî  

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšbny  yušabniyu y/tšbnyn  y/tušabniyānitšbnyn tušabniyūna 

3f tšbny tušabniyu  tšbnyn tušabniyāni tšbnn tušabnînā 

2m tšbny tušabniyu  tšbnyn tušabniyāni tšbnyn tušabniyūna 

2f tšbnyn tušabniyīna  tšbnyn tušabniyāni  tšbnn tušabnînā 

1c ašbny  ʾašabniyu  nšbnyn nušabniyāni  nšbny nušabniyu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation4444 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yšbny  yušabniya y/tšbny  y/tušabniyā  tšbny tušabniyū 

3f tšbny tušabniya  tšbny tušabniyā tšbnn tušabnîna 

2m tšbny tušabniya  tšbny tušabniyā tšbny tušabniyū 

2f tšbny tušabniyī tšbny tušabniyā tšbnn tušabnîna 1c ašbny  ʾašabniya  nšbny nušabniyā  nšbny nušabniya 

1 The preformative vowel may be u like other Semitic languages (cf. Akkadian) or a like the 1cs.2 Note, 1cs has ʾa not ʾu 3 Any endingless Short form gets -u; in long V gets -na (Dual -ni); fp -na lengthened. 4 Any endingless Short form gets -a.

Imperative5555 ms šbn(y)  šabnî (-iy ?)

fs šbny  šabniyī  

dual šbny   šabniyā 

mp šbny  šabniyū 

Participle

Infinitive

5 Only the fs is attested.

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III-Y: At a Glance with Minor Stems

Suffix Conj Prefix Conj Imperative Participle Infinitive

G Stem bny banaya  ybn  yabnî   bn banî   (act) bny bāniyu  bny banāyu 

bnt banêta1  ybny  yabniyu  bny  baniya  (ps) bny banūyu  bn banâ 

N Stem nbny nabnaya2  ynbny  yinbaniyu 3 

D Stem bny  banniya  ybn  yubannî   mbny mubanniyu  bn bunnû

bnt bannîta ybny  yubanniyu 

Š Stem šbny   šabniya  yšbn  yušabnî   (fs) šbny  šabniyī  

šbnt  šabnîta  yšbny  yušabniyu 

Gp Stem bny bunaya  ybn  yubnê 4 

Gt Stem  ibtnibtnibtnibtn ʾibtanê 5 

Dp Stem ybn  yabannê 6 

Št Stem7777  yštḥw  yištaḥwî 8 

1 Contracted from *banayta; the form could be banîta < *baniyta (cf. BH ת י ב)2 The 2ms would presumably be nbntnbntnbntnbnt nabnêta (cf. BH ת י ב .(נ3 In the only occurrence of an N prefixed form (ynphy ynphy ynphy ynphy yinpahiyu) the n does not assimilate, unexpectedly.4 < * yubnay.5 < *ʾibtanay, but perhaps the form should be ʾibtanî < *ʾibtaniy.6  < * yabannay.7 As in BH, the Št Stem only occurs with the root ḤWY.8 < * yitaḥwiy-.

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  II=III: RBB1111 

G StemPerfect/Suffix Conjugation2222 

Singular Dual Plural

3m rb  rabba [ rb rabbā rb rabbū ]3f [ rbt rabbat rbt rabb(a)tā rb rabbā ]

2m rbt rabbata [ rbtm rabbatumā rbtm rabbatum(ū) ] 

2f [ rbt rabbati rbtm rabbatumā rbtn rabbatunā ] 

1c [ rbt rabbatu (?) rbny rabbaniyā rbn rabbanū ]

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yrb  yarub  y/trb  y/tarubbā  trb tarubbū 

3f trb tarub  trb tarubbā trbn tarubna 2m trb tarub  trb tarubbā trb tarubbū 

2f trb tarubbī   trb tarubbā trbn tarubna 

1c arb  ʾarub  nrb narubbā nrb narub 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation4444 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yrb  yarubbu y/trbn  y/tarubbāni  trbn tarubbūna 

3f trb tarubbu  trbn tarubbāni trbn tarubnā 

2m trb tarubbu  trbn tarubbāni trbn tarubbūna 

2f trbn tarubbīna  trbn tarubbāni  trbn tarubnā 

1c arb  ʾarubbu  nrbn narubbāni  nrb narubbu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation5555 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yrb  yarubba y/trb  y/tarubbā  trb tarubbū 

3f trb tarubba  trb tarubbā trbn tarubna 

2m trb tarubba  trb tarubbā trb tarubbū 

2f trb tarubbī   trb tarubbā trbn tarubna 

1c arb  ʾarubba  nrb narubbā nrb narubba 

1 Not infrequently, this class of verbs is treated like the strong verb, with both radicalswritten in the text; this paradigm will only treat the “irregular” forms.2 Only 3ms and 2ms are attested in weak forms; 3fs is attested once in a strong form.3 The form is yaC  zuC 2C  3- if followed by a vowel, otherwise yaC  zuC c . 4 Any endingless Short form gets -u; in long V gets -na (Dual -ni); fp -na lengthened. 5 Any endingless Short form gets -a.

Imperative

ms rb rub

fs rb rubblī  

dual rb  rubbā 

mp rb rubbū 

Active Participle6666 

ms rb rabbu

fs rbt rabbatu 

mp [ rbbm rābibūma ]

fp [ rbbt rābibātu ]

Passive Participle7777 ms rbb rabūbu

fs rbbt rabūbatu 

mp rbbm rabūbūma 

fp rbbt rabūbātu 

Infinitive8888 

rbt ribbatu

6 The plurals aretreated as strong.7 Treated as strong throughout.8 The attested form is ḥḥḥḥnthnthnthnthḥinnatihu (with 3ms suffix).

Cf. BH חנ ת  (Ps 77:10).

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II=III: D Stem1111 Perfect/Suffix Conjugation2222 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yrbb  yurabbib  y/trbb  y/turabbibā  trbb turabbibū 

3f trbb turabbib  trbb turabbibā trbbn turabbibna 

2m trbb turabbib  trbb turabbibā trbb turabbibū 

2f trbb turabbibī   trbb turabbibā trbbn turabbibna 

1c arbb  ʾarabbib4

  nrbb nurabbibā nrbb nurabbib 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation5555 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yrbb  yurabbibu y/trbbn  y/turabbibāni  trbbn turabbibūna 

3f trbb turabbibu  trbbn turabbibāni trbbn turabbibnā 

2m trbb turabbibu  trbbn turabbibāni trbbn turabbibūna 

2f trbbn turabbibīna  trbbn turabbibāni  trbbn turabbibnā 

1c arbb  ʾarabbibu  nrbbn nurabbibāni  nrbb nurabbibu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation6666 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yrbb  yurabbiba y/trbb  y/turabbibā  trbb turabbibū 

3f trbb turabbiba  trbb turabbibā trbbn turabbibna 

2m trbb turabbiba  trbb turabbibā trbb turabbibū 

2f trbb turabbibī trbb turabbibā trbbn turabbibna 

1c arbb  ʾarabbiba  nrbb nurabbibā  nrbb nurabbiba 

1 With this class of verbs, it is not clear whether the stem would be D, with a doublingof C2, or L, with a lengthening of the vowel after C1.2 The suffix conjugation is not attested in this stem.3 The preformative vowel may be u like other Semitic languages (cf. Akkadian) or a like the 1cs.4 Note, 1cs has ʾa not ʾu 5 Any endingless Short form gets -u; in long V gets -na (Dual -ni); fp -na lengthened. 6 Any endingless Short form gets -a.

Imperativems rbb rabbib

fs rbb rabbibī  

dual rbb  rabbibā 

mp rbb rabbibū 

Participle

ms mrbb murabbibu

fs mrbbt murabbibatu 

mp mrbbm murabbibūma 

fp mrbbt murabbibātu 

Infinitive

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II=III: L Stem1111 Perfect/Suffix Conjugation2222 

Preterite/Jussive/Short Prefix Conjugation3333 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yrbb  yurābib  y/trbb  y/turābibā  trbb turābibū 

3f trbb turābib  trbb turābibā trbbn turābibna 

2m trbb turābib  trbb turābibā trbb turābibū 

2f trbb turābibī   trbb turābibā trbbn turābibna 

1c arbb  ʾarābib4

  nrbb nurābibā nrbb nurābib 

Imperfect/Prefix Conjugation5555 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yrbb  yurābibu y/trbbn  y/turābibāni  trbbn turābibūna 

3f trbb turābibu  trbbn turābibāni trbbn turābibnā 

2m trbb turābibu  trbbn turābibāni trbbn turābibūna 

2f trbbn turābibīna  trbbn turābibāni  trbbn turābibnā 

1c arbb  ʾarābibu  nrbbn nurābibāni  nrbb nurābibu 

Volitive/Extended Short Prefix Conjugation6666 

Singular Dual Plural

3m yrbb  yurābiba y/trbb  y/turābibā  trbb turābibū 

3f trbb turābiba  trbb turābibā trbbn turābibna 

2m trbb turābiba  trbb turābibā trbb turābibū 

2f trbb turābibī trbb turābibā trbbn turābibna 

1c arbb  ʾarābiba  nrbb nurābibā  nrbb nurābiba 

1 With this class of verbs, it is not clear whether the stem would be D, with a doublingof C2, or L, with a lengthening of the vowel after C1.2 The suffix conjugation is not attested in this stem.3 The preformative vowel may be u like other Semitic languages (cf. Akkadian) or a like the 1cs.4 Note, 1cs has ʾa not ʾu 5 Any endingless Short form gets -u; in long V gets -na (Dual -ni); fp -na lengthened. 6 Any endingless Short form gets -a.

Imperativems rbb rābib

fs rbb rābibī  

dual rbb  rābibā 

mp rbb rābibū 

Participle

ms mrbb murābibu

fs mrbbt murābibatu 

mp mrbbm murābibūma 

fp mrbbt murābibātu 

Infinitive

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II=III: At a Glance with N, Š, and Minor Stems1111 

Suffix Conj Prefix Conj Imperative Participle Infinitive

G Stem rb  rabba yrb  yarub rb rub (act) rb rabbu rbt ribbatu 

yrb  yarubbu (ps) rbb rabūbu 

N Stem nrb narabba

D Stem2222  yrbb  yurabbib- rbb rabbib mrbb murabbibu 

OR:  L Stem  yurābib- rābib murābibu 

Š Stem šrb  šaribba yšrbb  yašarbib-

Gp Stem yrb  yurabb-

Dp Stem yrbb  yarabbab- mrbb murabbabu

OR:  Lp Stem  yarābab- murābabu

tD Stem ytrbb  yatarabbib-

OR:  tL Stem  yatarābib-

Quadrilateral Verbs

Prefix Conj

R Stem ykrkr  yakarkiru/yukarkiru 

1 Not infrequently, this class of verbs is treated like the strong verb, with both radicals written in the text; this paradigmwill only treat the “irregular” forms.2 With this class of verbs, it is not clear whether the stem would be D, with a doubling of C 2, or L, with a lengthening of thevowel after C1.

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G Stem: At a Glance

Suffix Conj Prefix Conj Imperative Act Participle Ps Participle Infinitive

Strong1111  qṭl  qaṭala yqṭl  yaqṭul- qṭl quṭul qṭl qāṭilu qṭl qaṭūlu qṭl qaṭālu 

i-Stative kbd  kabida ykbd  yikbad- kbd kabad kbd kābidu kbd kabūdu kbd kabādu 

u-Stative qṭn  qaṭuna yqṭn  yaqṭan- qṭn qaṭan qṭn qāṭinu qṭn qaṭūnu qṭn qaṭānu 

II-Gutt mḫṣ  maḫaṣa ymḫṣ  yimḫaṣ- mḫṣ maḫaṣ  mḫṣ māḫiṣu mḫṣ maḫūṣu mḫṣ maḫāṣu 

III-Gutt šlḥ   šalaḥa yšlḥ  yišlaḥ- šlḥ  šalaḥ šlḥ māḫiṣu šlḥ maḫūṣu šlḥ maḫāṣu 

I-N npl  napala ypl  yappul- pl  pul npl nāpilu npl napūlu  npl napālu 

I-Y yrd   yarada yrd  yarid- rd rid yrd  yāridu mrd môrūdu  yrd  yarādu

or rdt ridatu 

II-WQWM  qm  qâma2  yqm  yaqūm- 3  qm qum qm qâmu4  qm qûmu

II-YSYR  šr   šâra  yšr  yašīr-  šr  šir   šr  šâru  šr  šîru 

II-WBWT bṯ bâṯa  ybṯ  yabāṯ -  bṯ baṯ   bṯ bâṯu  bṯ bâṯu 

III-Y bny banaya  ybn  yabnî   bn banî   bny bāniyu  bny banūyu  bny banāyu 

bnt banêta5  ybny  yabniyu  bny baniya  bn banâ 

II=III rb  rabba yrb  yarub- rb rub rb rabbu rbb rabūbu rbt ribbatu 

1 This includes I-Guttural verbs, which are fully strong in Ugaritic.2 Contracted from a presumed *qayama/qawama.3  lengthened to compensate for the loss of w; Sivan argues (154) that those forms without vocalic endings would have u:

 yaqum instead of yaqm.4 Perhaps contracted from *qwimu?5 Contracted from *banayta; the form could be banîta < *baniyta (cf. BH ת י ב)

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N Stem: At a Glance

Suffix Conj Prefix Conj Imperative Participle Infinitive

Strong1111  nqṭl  naqṭala yqṭl  yiqqaṭil- nqṭl naqṭalu nqṭl naqṭalu 

I-N npl  nappala  ynpl  yinnapil- 

I-Y nrd nôrada2 

II-Y/W

III-Y nbny nabnaya 3  ynbny  yinbaniyu4 

II=III nrb narabba 

1 This includes I-Guttural, II-Guttural, III-Guttural verbs and statives, which are fully strong in the N Stem.2 Only one form is attested: ntnntnntnntn nêtana/nôtana. The y yy y contracts, based on whether the verb was I-Y or I-W in Proto Semitic:I-y forms are ê < *ay, while I-W forms are ô < *aw.3 The 2ms would presumably be nbntnbntnbntnbnt nabnêta (cf. BH

ת י ב נ

).4 In the only occurrence of an N prefixed form (ynphy ynphy ynphy ynphy yinpahiyu) the n does not assimilate, unexpectedly.

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D/L/R Stems: At a Glance

Suffix Conj Prefix Conj Imperative Participle Infinitive

Strong:1111 D qṭl  qaṭṭila yqṭl  yuqaṭṭil-2  qṭl qaṭṭil mqṭl muqaṭṭilu qṭl quṭṭalu 

I-Y: D wrd warrida  ywrd  yuwarrid- 214 

II-Y: L qmm  qāmima yqmm  yuqāmim- 214qmm qāmim 

III-Y: D bny  banniya  ybn  yubannî 214

  mbny mubanniyu  bn bunnûbnt bannîta ybny  yubanniyu  214 

II=III: D yrbb  yurabbib- 214  rbb rabbib mrbb murabbibu 

OR: L  yurābib- 214  rābib murābibu 

Quad: R ykrkr  yakarkir- 214

1 This includes I-Guttural, II-Guttural, III-Guttural, I-N verbs and statives, which are fully strong in the D Stem.2 The preformative vowel can be either u or a.

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Š Stem: At a Glance

Suffix Conj Prefix Conj Imperative Participle Infinitive

Strong1111  šqṭl   šaqṭila yšqṭl  yušaqṭil-2  šqṭl  šaqṭil mšqṭl mušaqṭilu šqṭl  šuqṭalu

I-N špl  šappila

I-Y šrd   šôrida  yšrd  yušôrid- 214  šrd  šôrid  mšrd mušôridu  šrd  šûradu 

II-Y/W šqm   šaqīma  yšqm  yušaqīm- 214

  šqm  šaqim 

III-Y šbny   šabniya  yšbn  yušabnî  214(fs) šbny  šabniyī  

šbnt  šabnîta  yšbny  yušabniyu  214 

II=III šrb  šaribba yšrbb  yašarbib- 214