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--- affixes [2024/04/07 00:38] – [As Poetic Devices] ken
+++ affixes [2024/10/03 15:30] (current) – [Example:] ken
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 |י| yi | relating to, belonging to |  |
 | כ| ka | like | OK|
-|לְ |el |	to | 39% |
+|לְ |la |	to | 39% |
 |ה |ha |	of (or in Modern Hebrew, "the") | 18% |
 |בְּ |ba |	in/on/with | 39% |
 |מֵ |me |	out from | 21% |
+^Hebrew Suffix ^Pronunciation ^Ostensible Meaning ^Accuracy |
 |ת |it |	suffix is feminine | 21% |
 ====Example:  ====
-FIXME add an example where a word with some prefixes are interpreted a bunch of different ways. Preferably a fairly short and easy to pronounce word. That is common but not overwhelmingly so.
+Consider the root [[ari]], meaning "lion". This is a word with relatively few different spellings and with an uncommonly consistent affix interpretation set. We find the following variations along with their traditional interpretation:
+  * ari = lion
+  * ariot = lions
+  * ariim = lions
+  * arieh = lion, a lion, of the lion
+  * haari = lion, lions, the lion, of the lion
+  * waari = and the lion
+  * kaari = like a lion
+  * laari = to the lion
+  * meari = than a lion
+Based on a study of lions, we can conclude that the 'wa' prefix means "and, 'ka' means "like", 'la' means "to", and 'me' means "than. Three of the four agree with the generalized ostensible meanings examined above. It is feasible that the 'ot' suffix here indicates "lioness".
+Another simple example is the character Balaam. Like with lion, applying the 'wa' prefix וּבִלְעָ֛ם results in "and Balaam", and the 'la' prefix לְבִלְעָ֑ם yields "to Balaam".
 ====Ha prefix====
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+====ot suffix====
+Some Hebrew schalars state that the suffix ות 'ot' indicates a plural noun. FIXME audit this.
 ====it suffix====
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 ====Modern Hebrew Prefixes====
-As a fun exercise let's compare the grammatical rules for prefixes as listed at [[wp>Prefixes_in_Hebrew]] and try to apply them to a few phrases pulled directly from the ancient Hebrew texts with roots and prefixes intact.
+As a fun exercise let's compare the grammatical rules for prefixes as listed at [[wp>Prefixes_in_Hebrew]] and [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Hebrew_patterns]] and try to apply them to a few phrases pulled directly from the ancient Hebrew texts with roots and prefixes intact.
 FIXME - yes this will be fun lets try it!