Arabic-L:LING:l to n change in Arabic or Semitic

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Date: 09 Aug 2008
From:Munther Younes <may2 at cornell.edu>
Subject:l to n change in Arabic or Semitic

Dear Arabic linguists,

There are instances of l to n sound change in a few seemingly
isolated cases in Arabic like the following:

isma'iil to isma'iin (proper name)
burtuqaal to burtqaan/burtkaan/burt'aan/burd'aan "oranges"
balluur to bannuur "marble"
zalama/zanama "part of an animal's ear"

Does anyone know of any studies of this phenomenon or of any
references to it in the linguistic literature on Arabic or other
Semitic languages?

Thanks.

Munther Younes
Cornell University

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