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Re: Arabic affixation

From:Adam Walker <carrajena@...>
Date:Friday, February 6, 2004, 23:01
--- Tim May <butsuri@...> wrote:

Don't DO this to me!  Here I am trying not to invent
any more words in C-a until I get the dictionary
updated (currently done through Po) and you send a
list like this!

> kataba to write
Not used. C-a has the latinate scriveri
> kattaba to make someone write
Not sure how I'm gonna handle causatives yet. How does Hebrew do it? How about Ladino, Italkien or Yiddish.
> takaataba to write to each other, correspond
tabavari
> istaktaba to dictate
istapabari
> kitaab book
previously borrowed as chidava
> maktab office
not borrowed, but unsure of the C-a term
> maktaba library, bookstore
previously borrowed as mapava
> kaatib clerk
cadivi
> miktaab typewriter
we don't have such things in 1200AD!
> mukaataba correspondance
mugadava
> mukaatib correspondent, reporter
This one will be latinate whenever such a word is needed.
> muktatib subscriber
we don't have subscriptions in 1200.
> kutubii bookseller
cuduvi
> kutayyib booklet
cudajivi
> maktuub written (or letter)
mapuvu (letter only) Now, I've got to enter all of these too! Adam ===== Indjindrud edjuebu ul Ozias ad ul Jotam. Indjindrud edjuebu ul Jotam ad ul Acaz. Indjindrud edjuebu ul Acaz ad ul Ezecias. Indjindrud edjuebu ul Ezecias ad ul Manases. Indjindrud edjuebu ul Manases ad ul Amos. Indjindrud edjuebu ul Amos ad ul Josias. Machu 1:9-10

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Adam Walker <carrajena@...>Greek rho
Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>