9.4

Noun Phrases with Prepositions

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Overview

Judean: Prepositions affix to the free morpheme or root word as a prefix.

English: Prepositions are a separate word that comes before the noun.

READING GOAL:
To recognize preposition prefixes attached to nouns.

The Rule

English: Preposition + Noun (in the house) = 2+ separate words, read left to right

Judean: Preposition + Noun (ื‘ื”ื‘ื™ืช) = 1 word, read right to left

The literal translation is the same as English.

Preposition Prefix Chart

English Prefix
in, on, with, among, against, at, next to, by ื‘
to, for ืœ
by (authorship) ืœ
like, as ื›
from ืž

Examples

EXAMPLE 1
in the house
ื‘ื”ื‘ื™ืช
in ื‘ ยท the-house ื”ื‘ื™ืช
EXAMPLE 2
to the king
ืœืžืœืš
to ืœ ยท king ืžืœืš
EXAMPLE 3
like a lion
ื›ืืจื™
like ื› ยท lion ืืจื™
EXAMPLE 4
from Egypt
ืžืžืฆืจื™ื
from ืž ยท Egypt ืžืฆืจื™ื
EXAMPLE 5
by David
ืœื“ื•ื“
by ืœ ยท David ื“ื•ื“
EXAMPLE 6
with us
ื‘ื ื•
us ื ื• ยท with ื‘

Multiple Prepositions

When a phrase has more than one preposition, each prefix attaches in order:

EXAMPLE 7
and in the house
ื•ื‘ื”ื‘ื™ืช
the-house ื”ื‘ื™ืช ยท in ื‘ ยท and ื•
EXAMPLE 8
and to the king
ื•ืœืžืœืš
king ืžืœืš ยท to ืœ ยท and ื•

Key Points

  • Prepositions become a prefix, not a separate word
  • Prefix affixes directly to the noun
  • No space between preposition and noun
  • Literal translation is the same as English: "in-the-house"
  • Multiple prepositions stack as prefixes
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*Rule discovered and documented through direct textual analysis by Itharey Daughter of the Diaspora and it is implemented into the Judean Translator.

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