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§§ 65. 66.

written ܢܝ, though confusion between it and the object-suffix: Masc. after ܐ: ܩܳܥܷܝܢ = ܩܳܥܷܐ ܐ̄ܢܳܐ "I call"; ܡܱܘܕܶܝܢ, ܡܚܰܘܷܝܢܝ "I point out", &c.[1]: Fem. ܥܴܒܪܴܢܝ = ܥܴܒܪܴܐ ܐ̄ܢܳܐ "I pass over"; ܐܴܡܪܴܢܝ "I say"; ܡܷܣܬܱܪܕܳܢ݂ܝ "I am alarmed", ܒܳܥܝܳܢ "I wish", ܡܓܰܙܝܴܢܝ "I am forsaken".

Possessive suffixes. § 65.(b) Suffixed personal pronouns.

Possessive suffixes.
Singular. 1. pers. ܝ (§ 50 A) "my"
2. pers. m. ܳܟ݂ and after vowels ܟ݂ "thy"
f. ܶܟ݂ܝ ܟ݂ܝ "thy"
3. pers. m. ܶܗ ܗ̄ܝ "his"
f. ܳܗܿ ܗܿ "her"
Plural. 1. pers. ܰܢ ܢ "our"
2. pers. m. ܟ݂ܘܿܢ "your"
f. ܟ݂ܶܝܢ "your"
3. pers. m. ܗܘܿܢ "their"
f. ܗܶܝܢ "their"

Object suffixes. § 66.

Object suffixes.
Singular. 1. pers. ܰܢܝ and after vowels ܢܝ "me"
2. pers. m. ܳܟ݂ ܟ݂ "thee"
f. ܟ݂ܝ ܳܟ݂ܝ "thee"
3. pers. m. ܶܗ ܗ̄ܝ, ܝܗ̄ܝ, and ܘܗ̄ܝ (§ 50 A) "him"
f. ܳܗܿ ܗܿ "her"
Plural. 1, pers. ܰܢ ܢ "us"
2. pers. m. ܟ݂ܘܿܢ "you"
f. ܟ݂ܝ "you"
3. pers. m.
The enclitics ܐܷܢܘܿܢ, ܐܷܢܷܝܢ serve instead of suffixes for the
3rd pers. pl. (§ 63).
f.

For the method of attachment of the Possessive Suffixes, v. §§ 69, 145, 149, 157, 199; and for that of the Object- or Verbal-suffixes v. § 184 sqq.


  1. Masculine forms from strong roots are very rare.
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