Benjamin Suchard
@bnuyaminim.bsky.social
Hebrew Bible, Biblical Hebrew, Aramaic, Comparative Semitics. Blog: bnuyaminim.wordpress.com
معين
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Het is wel iets stedelijks geloof ik, ja.
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Het is wel iets stedelijks geloof ik, ja.
I was doing alright until they introduced one (1) /q/, in raqam.
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I was doing alright until they introduced one (1) /q/, in raqam.
btiʔdari tiʔri ʕarabi? 'Can you (f.sg.) read Arabic?'
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
btiʔdari tiʔri ʕarabi? 'Can you (f.sg.) read Arabic?'
Very healthy approach to social media tbh
November 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Very healthy approach to social media tbh
That's right. It's good to make the distinction because there's also a tiny bit of Old Arabic written in the Nabataean script (before it evolved into the later, normal Arabic script).
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
That's right. It's good to make the distinction because there's also a tiny bit of Old Arabic written in the Nabataean script (before it evolved into the later, normal Arabic script).
Thank you and @majnouna.com for weighing in!
November 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Thank you and @majnouna.com for weighing in!
Here's some salt to go with Ehret, take a grain or two 🧂
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Here's some salt to go with Ehret, take a grain or two 🧂
Crazy paradigm either way. It doesn't seem directly conditioned by the stress: כֻּתָּנְתּוֹ.
November 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Crazy paradigm either way. It doesn't seem directly conditioned by the stress: כֻּתָּנְתּוֹ.
I vaguely recalled that, but not sure what it means!
November 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I vaguely recalled that, but not sure what it means!
I only know vroed in vroedvrouw 'midwife'.
November 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I only know vroed in vroedvrouw 'midwife'.
Interesting, what cognates are those? Could they have spread through contact? I don't think linguists are particularly opposed to engaging with archeology and genetics, though...
November 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Interesting, what cognates are those? Could they have spread through contact? I don't think linguists are particularly opposed to engaging with archeology and genetics, though...
Fully agreed, thank you for all the amazing inscriptions!
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Fully agreed, thank you for all the amazing inscriptions!