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In Arabic and other Semitic languages the personal pronouns realize in the proper pronouns only in Nominative case, one form for each person. The oblique case is expressed with pronominal suffixes.<br>The oblique case in pronominal suffixes used with verbs is clearly Accusative.<br>The causal relation expressed mostly with preposition+pronominal suffix<br>Singular<br>I p. m. and f. Ana oblique case -i (kitab-book; kitabi - my book; ma`a - with; ma`i - with me; in conjunction with a verb -ni)<br>2 p. m. Ant " -- " -- " -- " -k(a) <br>2 p. f. Anti " -- " -- " -- " -k(i)<br>3 p. m Hu(wa) " -- " -- "-- " -hu (lahu - his)<br>3 p. f.
Hiya " -- " --" -- " -ha (laha - her)<br><br>Plural<br>1 p. m. and f. Nahnu "-- "-- " -- " -na (kitabuna - our book)<br>2 p. m. Antum " -- " -- " -kum<br>2 p. f. Antunna "-- " -- " -kunna<br>3 p. m. Hum "-- " -- " -hum (kitabuhum - their book)<br>3 p. f. Hunna "-- " -- " -hunna<br><br>Since the general picture of the personal pronouns and pronominal suffixes in other Semitic languages is similar, I do not bring forms from other Semitic
languages.<br><br>For reference one can look in some particular grammars of Semitic languages or in Moscati, S. 1969. An Introduction to Comparative Grammar of Semitic Languages. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1969.<br><br>In my message I do not differentiate short and long vowels, even there is such a distinction in Arabic graphic system. There is also distinction between literary and spoken forms of the language. However for our purpose here the transcription is sufficient.<br> <br>I hope it helps.<br><br>Hayim Sheynin<br><br><b><i>Scott <Scat@cfl.rr.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div id="ygrp-text">
<div> </div><div class="Section1"> <div class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">You need a grammarian in Arabic or Nahuatl to help you. Are there other languages besides<o></o></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">Arabic and those in the Uto-Aztecan family that have such critters?<o></o></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><st1><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">Scott</span></font></st1><font color="navy"><span style="color: navy;"><o></o></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: windowtext;"><o> </o></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color:
windowtext;"><o> </o></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><st1><font color="black" face="Celtic" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Celtic;">Scott</span></font></st1><font face="Celtic"><span style="font-family: Celtic;"> Catledge<o></o></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Celtic" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Celtic;">Professor Emeritus<o></o></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Celtic" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Celtic;">Colm Dubh H.E.<o></o></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o> </o></span></font></div> </div> <div></div> </div> <!--End group email --> </blockquote><br> <BR><BR>Dr. Hayim Y. Sheynin<p>
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