L5.1: Verbs II-Weak
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L5.1: Verbs II-Weak#
These verbs are also known as “hollow roots” or “middle weak” because they have a long vowel in place of middle radical. Any of the four vowels can appear as a theme vowel.
Theme vowel ā#
There are only few verbs with this theme vowel:
Example
ibāš (< bâšum) “he became ashamed”.
Theme vowel ē#
Also medial aleph are counted with the verbs of theme vowel ē
Example
ibêl (< bêlum) “he is ruling”.
Theme vowel ū#
Hollow verbs with the htme vowel ū are the most common.
Example
dâkum “to kill”.
târum “to turn”
Theme vowel ī#
Example
diānum “to pronounce a verdict”.
qiāšum “to bestow”
šiānum “to urinate”
Conjugation of the verbs II-Weak#
When the personal suffix is a vowel the third radical is doubled (geminated):
Example
ikân, ikunnū
In G Durative the root vowel appears:
Example
ikân, ikunnū
That is the reason for presenting the plural form in the following conjugation table.
Durative |
Perfect |
Preterite |
Participle |
Infinitve |
Verbal Adjective |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G II-ū |
ikân, ikunnū |
iktūn, iktūnū |
ikūn, ikūnū |
dāʾikum |
kânum |
kīnum |
G II-ī |
iqīaš, iqiššū |
iqtīš, iqtīšū |
iqīš, iqīšū |
qaʾišum |
qâšum |
qīšum |
G II-ā |
ibâš, ibaššū |
ibtaš, ibtašū |
ibāš, ibāšū |
baʾišum |
bâšum* |
– |
G II-ē |
ibêl, ibellū |
ibtēl, ibtēlū |
ibēl, ibēlū |
*beʾilum |
bêlum |
– |