An Assyrian Grammar, for Comparative PurposesTrübner, 1872 - 188 pages |
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... explained u - ri , li + iq , and ta - as . The syllabaries also explain the origin of these polyphones . The cuneiform characters were primarily hieroglyphics ( like the Chinese ) , and were invented by a Turanian population of ...
... explained u - ri , li + iq , and ta - as . The syllabaries also explain the origin of these polyphones . The cuneiform characters were primarily hieroglyphics ( like the Chinese ) , and were invented by a Turanian population of ...
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... explained in the bilingual tablets as compounded of a ( = mie , DD ) and usar ( = siddu , ¡ ) . Two or three brick - legends belonging to its early Turanian princes , called pates'is , are in our possession . They are placed in the ...
... explained in the bilingual tablets as compounded of a ( = mie , DD ) and usar ( = siddu , ¡ ) . Two or three brick - legends belonging to its early Turanian princes , called pates'is , are in our possession . They are placed in the ...
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... explained by Dr. Oppert as Assyrian istin , " one , " masculine ) . Even in the Persian period we get u - ta - h - ma or i - te - h - e - me , " lawgiver , " from D , formed by the prefix u or i , traces of which are to be found in such ...
... explained by Dr. Oppert as Assyrian istin , " one , " masculine ) . Even in the Persian period we get u - ta - h - ma or i - te - h - e - me , " lawgiver , " from D , formed by the prefix u or i , traces of which are to be found in such ...
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... explained as equivalent to mil - cu ( 7 ) and admu ( DN ) ii . , 30.3 ; like li - du by the side of a - lit - tuv , ii . 36.2 . ) , ri - i - mu , plural of ar - mi , “ bull ” ( but this explanation of ar - mi is doubtful ) , and ni - si ...
... explained as equivalent to mil - cu ( 7 ) and admu ( DN ) ii . , 30.3 ; like li - du by the side of a - lit - tuv , ii . 36.2 . ) , ri - i - mu , plural of ar - mi , “ bull ” ( but this explanation of ar - mi is doubtful ) , and ni - si ...
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... explained by Dr. Oppert as a contraction of the third personal suffix - pronoun attached to the oblique case of the noun . Thus sallatis , 66 as a spoil , " will be for sallati - su . The pronoun is often found in a contracted form ...
... explained by Dr. Oppert as a contraction of the third personal suffix - pronoun attached to the oblique case of the noun . Thus sallatis , 66 as a spoil , " will be for sallati - su . The pronoun is often found in a contracted form ...
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Accadian accent accusative Achæmenian period adjectives Æthiopic anacu aorist Aphel Arabic Aramaic Aryan Asiatic assimilated Assur-bani-pal Assyr Assyrian attached Babylonian become case-endings character Chinese cima cloth cognate languages compared concave verbs consonant denoted dental dialects DICTIONARY doubled dropped dual Edited enclitic English Ethiopic expressed F. J. FURNIVALL feminine termination genitive grammar guttural Hebrew Himyaritic Hincks IMPERATIVE instance interchange Iphteal Istaphal king letter masculine Ménant mimmation Niphal nomen mutati nomen permanentis nominative noun numerals omitted Oppert original Pael Palel participle passive Permansive person singular Phoenician Precative preceding prefix preposition present primitive pronunciation quadriliteral rare reduplication root Royal Royal Asiatic Society Sanskrit sarru second person second radical Semitic languages Sennacherib sentence sewed Shaphel sibilant side sometimes status constructus subjunctive substantive suffix sunuti syllabaries syllable tablets tense Text third personal pronoun Translated triliteral Turanian ultu vowel vulgar weakened word
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