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On the Verb Forms Derived from Four H‐Initial Roots in the Mehri Language of Oman

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In the Mehri language of Oman (Modern South Arabian), h in an initial h-C sequence is totally assimilated by C, if C is a voiceless non- ejective consonant and h- a preformant (Bendjaballah and Segeral 2014). In this article, we extend this generalization and show that the assimilation of h in initial hC sequences takes place not only if h is a preformant, but also if it is the first root consonant. Our analysis makes it possible to establish the identity of four problematic roots, in which the presence of h as the first root consonant remained partly unnoticed up to now: forumlalistenforumla’ drinkforumla’ give in marriageforumla and forumlaput aside (food) as distatefulforumla⁠. The analysis is based on new, first-hand data elicited from native speakers in fieldwork.

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halshs-01648522 , version 1 (26-11-2017)

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Sabrina Bendjaballah, Philippe Ségéral. On the Verb Forms Derived from Four H‐Initial Roots in the Mehri Language of Oman. Journal of Semitic Studies, 2017, 62 (1), pp.199 - 215. ⟨10.1093/jss/fgw034⟩. ⟨halshs-01648522⟩
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