9.5

Noun Phrase with Possessive Pronouns

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Overview

Judean: Possessive pronouns affix to the free morpheme or root word as a suffix.

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

READING GOAL:
To recognize possessive suffixes attached to nouns.

The Rule

English: Pronoun + Noun (my father) = 2 separate words, read left to right

Judean: Noun + Pronoun (ืื‘ื™) = 1 word with two meanings, read right to left

Possessive Suffix Chart

English Suffix
my ื™
your (m) ืš
your (f) ืš
his ื•
her ื”
our ื ื•
their (m) ื
their (f) ืŸ

Examples

EXAMPLE 1
my father
ืื‘ื™
my ื™ ยท father ืื‘
EXAMPLE 2
your king
ืžืœื›ืš
your ืš ยท king ืžืœืš
EXAMPLE 3
his house
ื‘ื™ืชื•
his ื• ยท house ื‘ื™ืช
EXAMPLE 4
her son
ื‘ื ื”
her ื” ยท son ื‘ืŸ
EXAMPLE 5
our God
ืืœื”ื™ื ื•
our ื ื• ยท God ืืœื”ื™
EXAMPLE 6
their land
ืืจืฆื
their ื ยท land ืืจืฅ

Key Points

  • Pronouns become a suffix, not a separate word
  • Suffix affixes directly to the noun
  • No space between noun and possessive
  • Literal Translation: "father-my" not "my father"
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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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