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Generally, a noun is given in the absolute state, but reformed to the construct state if case-marking is wished to be occulted. The word ''kûn'' "dog", for example, in the sentence ''kûniru'' "the dog" (<small>ABSOLUTE</small>) contains the article ''iru'' "the" attached, which emphasizes the nominative case; however, in ''kufin'' "the dog" (<small>CONSTRUCT</small>), there is no such marking, except partially by the inclusion of ''-i-'' (the first vowel of the article). This | Generally, a noun is given in the absolute state, but reformed to the construct state if case-marking is wished to be occulted. The word ''kûn'' "dog", for example, in the sentence ''kûniru'' "the dog" (<small>ABSOLUTE</small>) contains the article ''iru'' "the" attached, which emphasizes the nominative case; however, in ''kufin'' "the dog" (<small>CONSTRUCT</small>), there is no such marking, except partially by the inclusion of ''-i-'' (the first vowel of the article). This occurs because ''kûn'' (''kúfn'', ''kúun'', et cetera) is actually interpreted as the formula ''/-//'' (''k-fn''), programmed to become ''/-/V/'' (''k-fVn''). The process may be less straightforward in other instances: | ||
: ''āvála'' " | : ''āvála'' "humanity" (-'-v-l-) ⇒ ''aūla'' "humanity" (-///-). | ||
: ''(i)saíkat aru'' "philosopher" (-s-k-t-) ⇒ ''iskat'' "philosopher" (-//V/). | : ''(i)saíkat aru'' "philosopher" (-s-k-t-) ⇒ ''iskat'' "philosopher" (-//V/). | ||
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=====Edenic Patterns===== | =====Edenic Patterns===== | ||
The most fundamental layers of meaning are encompassed by the Edenic Patterns. Through them, roots are easily morphed into abstract terms, such as the lemma ''ādáma'' "ancestry" out of the root ''-’-d-m-'' "ancestry". There is also a shorter form available with no semantic distinction, which ignores the two intermediary vowels and often vocalizes the medial consonant (except when there is a glottal stop elsewhere, which may disappear instead). | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
! rowspan="1" | | |||
! colspan="1" | EDENIC NOUNS | |||
|- | |||
! Plain | |||
| a/a/a/a | |||
|- | |||
! Reduced | |||
| a///a | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
=====Postdiluvian Patterns===== | |||
Postdiluvian Patterns usually reinforce basic derivations from the roots, being concerned with concepts such as bare abstractions and the non-finite forms of verbs: | |||
: ''-k-’-n-'' "aging" > ''ka’n'' "year", ''kū’n'' "old person", ''kānú'' "to be old" ... | |||
: ''-q-h-f-'' "animalism" > ''qahf'' "life", ''quhf'' "animal", ''qifú'' "to live" ... | |||
: ''-q-p-r-'' "ensnaring" > ''qapr'' "trap", ''qipr'' "natural obstacle", ''úqur'' "to ensnare" ... | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
! rowspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" | | ||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="2" | POSTDILUVIAN NOMINALS | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! Formal | ||
! Informal | |||
|- | |||
! a | |||
| /a// || //a/ | |||
|- | |||
! au | |||
| /u// || //u/ | |||
|- | |||
! ao | |||
| /ū// || //ū/ | |||
|- | |||
! aa | |||
| /ā// || //ā/ | |||
|- | |||
! ae | |||
| /ī// || //ī/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! ai | ||
| | | /i// || //i/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
=====Prediluvian Patterns===== | =====Prediluvian Patterns===== | ||
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''karaí'' "cat", ''qupr'' "rodent", ... ''mau'' "cat", | ''karaí'' "cat", ''qupr'' "rodent", ... ''mau'' "cat", | ||
====Verbs==== | ====Verbs==== | ||