Comparative Etymological Studies in the Western Neo-Syriac (Turoyo) Lexicon: With Special Reference to Homonyms, Related Words & Borrowings With Cultural Significance (Studia Semitica Upsaliensia, 18) - Softcover
This doctoral dissertation is a comparative study of words presenting etymological problems in the Western Neo-Syriac Lexicon, with the principal aim of providing new etymological solutions and suggestions and giving an account of the most common linguistic processes by which various changes are carried out in the individual words studied. For the first time all important homonyms in this language are investigated with regard to their origin and use. Further, numerous words with the same radicals but of different origin, Arabic cognates and other borrowings, influence also from Kurdish, related words with different radicals, doublets, words with cultural signification and compounds are examined.
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- PublisherUppsala Universitet
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 9155455557
- ISBN 13 9789155455552
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages295
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