Re: questions about Arabic

> En réponse à Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>:
>
> >
> > pa`al (also known as _qal_, "simple") ~ CâCaC
Hey, I've just realized this: in Arabic to name the different schemes (how to
vocalize roots and add prefixes, suffixes and infixes to make different forms),
you use the root F`L (` being `ayn) with the appropriate vocalization and
affixes. For instance, the derived form n°2 has the scheme (in past active)
fa``ala. But Arabic uses it also for schemes of plurals, of the comparative,
etc... From what you showed me, Hebrew seems to use a similar system with the
root P`L. My question is: is this way of describing schemes as general as in
Arabic? And is the root P`L cognate with F`L (I would say yes at first glance)
meaning "to do" in Arabic?

I've always found this way of describing grammar very neat (as well as the use
of adjectives referring to grammatical features as "sick", "deaf", "concave",
etc...).

Christophe.

http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr

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