"Aramaic, the death of written Hebrew, and language shift in the Persian period" by William M. Schniedewind
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"Aramaic, the death of written Hebrew, and language shift in the Persian period" by William M. Schniedewind
The Gezer Calendar
Inscription:
"The (two) months of harvest; the (two) months of sowing; the (two) months of late planting; the month of reaping flax; the month of reaping barley; the month of reaping and measuring; the (two) months of (vine-)tending, the month of summer(-fruit)."
Inscription:
"The (two) months of harvest; the (two) months of sowing; the (two) months of late planting; the month of reaping flax; the month of reaping barley; the month of reaping and measuring; the (two) months of (vine-)tending, the month of summer(-fruit)."
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
The Gezer Calendar
Inscription:
"The (two) months of harvest; the (two) months of sowing; the (two) months of late planting; the month of reaping flax; the month of reaping barley; the month of reaping and measuring; the (two) months of (vine-)tending, the month of summer(-fruit)."
Inscription:
"The (two) months of harvest; the (two) months of sowing; the (two) months of late planting; the month of reaping flax; the month of reaping barley; the month of reaping and measuring; the (two) months of (vine-)tending, the month of summer(-fruit)."
"Diglossia and the Neo-Assyrian Empire’s Akkadian and Aramaic Text Production" by Karen Radner
January 30, 2026 at 4:22 AM
"Diglossia and the Neo-Assyrian Empire’s Akkadian and Aramaic Text Production" by Karen Radner
"The Arabic Dialect of Kbēse: An Oasis Dialect in Western Iraq" by Qasim Hassan
January 26, 2026 at 6:41 AM
"The Arabic Dialect of Kbēse: An Oasis Dialect in Western Iraq" by Qasim Hassan
The Aramaic inscription in mirror writing IV - III BCE.
January 24, 2026 at 4:05 AM
The Aramaic inscription in mirror writing IV - III BCE.
"Phonological Variation of /r/ in Selected Arabic Dialects" by Awad Alshehri et. al.
January 23, 2026 at 5:56 PM
"Phonological Variation of /r/ in Selected Arabic Dialects" by Awad Alshehri et. al.
This behavior interpretation of /r/ in Eblaite is amazing, there's something similar in Old Portuguese when l > r e.g. obligado > obrigado. In Arabic the definite /l/ assimilates totally to a following word-initial coronal including /r/ for instance /l-rəkba/ → [ər-rəkba].
phonological level, & that, at least in manuscript B of VE, the interchange is subject to a precise phonological conditioning: /r/ is spelled r when occurring as a geminate or as the onset of a stressed syllable, & l elsewhere. This hypothesis provides first insights into Eblaite word accent."
January 23, 2026 at 12:47 PM
This behavior interpretation of /r/ in Eblaite is amazing, there's something similar in Old Portuguese when l > r e.g. obligado > obrigado. In Arabic the definite /l/ assimilates totally to a following word-initial coronal including /r/ for instance /l-rəkba/ → [ər-rəkba].
"The Apparent Lambdacism of Eblaite and Eblaite Word Accent" by Carsten Peust
January 23, 2026 at 5:06 AM
"The Apparent Lambdacism of Eblaite and Eblaite Word Accent" by Carsten Peust
Ebla Digital Archives [EbDA] project aims to provide a digital edition of the entire corpus of Ebla texts ↴
ebda.cnr.it/index
ebda.cnr.it/index
EbDA
ebda.cnr.it
January 23, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Ebla Digital Archives [EbDA] project aims to provide a digital edition of the entire corpus of Ebla texts ↴
ebda.cnr.it/index
ebda.cnr.it/index
A chronology of semitic languages, graphic by Manuel Sanz (2012).
January 22, 2026 at 5:33 PM
A chronology of semitic languages, graphic by Manuel Sanz (2012).
The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD) Is free online:
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The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD) | Institute for the Study of Ancient CulturesThe Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of...
Editor-in-Charge: Martha T. Roth Editorial Board: Robert D. Biggs, John A. Brinkman, Miguel Civil, Walter Farber, Erica Reiner, Martha T. Roth, Matthew W.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD) Is free online:
isac.uchicago.edu/research/pub...
isac.uchicago.edu/research/pub...
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Just finished the first draft of "The Origins of Ancient Israel and Palestine–Seeing Peoples Beyond States", my wrap-up of why population groups like the Amorites, Arameans, Philistines, and Israelites seem to fade in and out of historical existence, for my in-progress history of Israel and Judah.
January 21, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Just finished the first draft of "The Origins of Ancient Israel and Palestine–Seeing Peoples Beyond States", my wrap-up of why population groups like the Amorites, Arameans, Philistines, and Israelites seem to fade in and out of historical existence, for my in-progress history of Israel and Judah.
"On the dialectological landscape of Arabic among the Jewish community of Beirut" by Aharon Geva
January 21, 2026 at 6:27 PM
"On the dialectological landscape of Arabic among the Jewish community of Beirut" by Aharon Geva
The Spanish word "gasa" is widely used in a medical context to refer to a type of thin textile used to cover wounds. Its origin dates back to the 13th century in Gaza, Palestine, a city where fine fabrics were made. The French brought it there and called it "gaze," in English "gauze."
January 21, 2026 at 3:46 AM
The Spanish word "gasa" is widely used in a medical context to refer to a type of thin textile used to cover wounds. Its origin dates back to the 13th century in Gaza, Palestine, a city where fine fabrics were made. The French brought it there and called it "gaze," in English "gauze."
"Seeking refuge and the Ǧinn: two notes on Safaitic lexicography" By Ahmad Al-Jallad
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Seeking refuge and the Ǧinn: two notes on Safaitic lexicography | Brepols Online
Abstract
This contribution investigates the etymology of two obscure Safaitic terms: the verb ʾlmn and the divine title ḏgn. It is argued that the former means “to seek refuge” and ultimately derives ...
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January 21, 2026 at 2:30 AM
"Seeking refuge and the Ǧinn: two notes on Safaitic lexicography" By Ahmad Al-Jallad
doi.org/10.1484/J.SE...
doi.org/10.1484/J.SE...
Arabic Linguistics - Volume 1, Issue 1, 2025
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Arabic Linguistics - Volume 1, Issue 1, 2025
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PSA to students of Maltese-Romance syntactic contact:
qalhom ("he said them") != qallhom ("he said to them")
qalhom ("he said them") != qallhom ("he said to them")
August 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
PSA to students of Maltese-Romance syntactic contact:
qalhom ("he said them") != qallhom ("he said to them")
qalhom ("he said them") != qallhom ("he said to them")
"Diglossia as Ideology" by Kristen Brustad. In: The Politics of Written Language in the Arab World 🧶
July 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
"Diglossia as Ideology" by Kristen Brustad. In: The Politics of Written Language in the Arab World 🧶
The same practice of genocide has been occurring in Gaza, the authors are the same: US, UK and Israel.
The American Genocide of the Indians—Historical Facts and Real Evidence
www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/zy/gb/20...
www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/zy/gb/20...
The American Genocide of the Indians—Historical Facts and Real Evidence
www.mfa.gov.cn
July 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The same practice of genocide has been occurring in Gaza, the authors are the same: US, UK and Israel.
The American Genocide of the Indians—Historical Facts and Real Evidence
www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/zy/gb/20...
www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/zy/gb/20...
The American Genocide of the Indians—Historical Facts and Real Evidence
www.mfa.gov.cn
July 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The American Genocide of the Indians—Historical Facts and Real Evidence
www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/zy/gb/20...
www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/zy/gb/20...
"Egypto-Semitic comparison: Some considerations on bilabials and dentals relationship" by Massimiliano Franci
July 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"Egypto-Semitic comparison: Some considerations on bilabials and dentals relationship" by Massimiliano Franci
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On the etymology of Portuguese "Saudade": an instance of multiple causation? By Leo Pap
June 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
On the etymology of Portuguese "Saudade": an instance of multiple causation? By Leo Pap
Decolonizing Linguistics. Edited by Anne Hudley, Christine Mallinson & Mary Bucholtz
DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197755259.001.0001
DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197755259.001.0001
July 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Decolonizing Linguistics. Edited by Anne Hudley, Christine Mallinson & Mary Bucholtz
DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197755259.001.0001
DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197755259.001.0001
Interesting to know the word paradise/ paraiso comes from Old Persian.
paribāra > Heb. parbār ‘forecourt’, paradayadām > Heb. pardēs ‘garden’, fratama > Heb. partĕmîm ‘nobles’, patibāga > pat-bag ‘dainties’, patigāma > Heb. pitgām ‘decree’, patičagnya > Heb. patšegen ‘copy’, tršāta > Heb. tiršātāʾ ‘governor’.
July 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Interesting to know the word paradise/ paraiso comes from Old Persian.