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--- In westasianconlangs@yahoogroups.com, "nathanielamentstone" <natcas@l...> wrote: > I've been inspired to do a Semitic conlang based on Arabic, Amharic > and Hebrew, in that order of importance. A nice idea! I'm still trying to find time for a similar project of mine, L'sano, based on Arabic, Hebrew and Aramaic (plus Ugaritic and anything I'll be able to find). > Can anyone give me information on how the three-consonant system > works in each of these? I'm beginning to understand some Arabic > regularities, like how adjectives are usually CaCiC 3-cons. roots are basic in Arabic, but in Hebrew it's more obscure in case of nouns. Verbs follow 3-cons. patterns quite regularly. Pay attention to the vowel length. CaCîC is an adjective pattern, but, CâCiC is an active participle of the 1st stem! > t-l-q - big - from Amharic Where do you find Amharic information? I'd love to see it too! > k-t-b - write - from Arabic Hebrew has the same. > r-g-l - foot, leg - from Hebrew > > Since this is the very very beginning of this project, I'll need a > lot of info... Cheers, Yitzik