Arabic-L:LING:plurals of paucity and abundance

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Date: 16 Apr 2008
From:"Schub, Michael B." <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:plurals of paucity and abundance

For those interested in the difference between plurals of paucity and  
abundance:  on the switch by Ibn Hisham (851,1) from the plural of  
abundance for 'noses'  /unuuf/  to the plural of paucity  /aanuf/   
Reckendorf notes that "One must realize the refinement [embodied] in  
the switch of plural forms; its significance is that fewer than ten  
[lopped off] noses would be strung together.  Haut-gout {Fr.  
'sublime'} grammatical exactitude."

Reckendorf, H.  *Die Syntaktischen Verhaeltnisse des Arabischen*  
Reprint Leiden  (1967) p.670.

Abundant best wishes to all,
                                                                                   Mike 
  Schub

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