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 CHAPTER II

THE VERB

Verbal stems are either original or derived. They are usually divided into—

(a) Verbal stems proper (primitive verbs), which exhibit the stem without any addition, e.g..

(b), i.e. secondary verbal stems, derived from the pure stem (letter a), e.g. , , from. These are usually called conjugations (§ 39).

(c) Denominatives, i.e. verbs derived from nouns (like the Latin causari, praedari, and Eng. to skin, to stone), or even from particles (see d, end) either in a primitive or derivative form, e.g., and , to pitch a tent, from ;  and , and , from.

This does not exclude the possibility that, for nouns, from which denominative verbs are derived, the corresponding (original) verbal stem may still be found either in Hebrew or in the dialects. The meaning, however, is sufficient to show that the denominatives have come from the noun, not from the verbal stem, e.g. (verbal stem ), denomin. ; (verbal stem ), denomin. ; (from, stem );  (from , stem ).

On ‘Semitic verbs derived from particles’ see P. Haupt in the, xxii (1906), 257 ff.

Brockelmann, ., p. 119 ff.;, p. 504 ff.

1. The 3rd sing. masc. of the in the form of the pure stem (i.e. in, see e) is generally regarded, lexicographically and grammatically, as the ground-form of the verb , e.g. , ,. From this form the other