ABSTRACT
In the perfect -ay- or -ē- intervene, depending on dialect, between the verbal stem and a consonantal ending:
(i) 3 m.s. |
madd Qah, Ruf, Abha, Tan, Balq, Gh, Qauz, Sab “he spread” |
3 f.s. |
maddat Ruf, Abha, Tan, Balq, Gh, Qauz, Saf, maddan Balq |
3 m./c.pl. |
maddaw Ruf, Abha, Tan, Balq, Gh, maddō Sab |
3 f.pl. |
maddēna Qah, maddaynah Gh |
2 m.s. |
maddēt Qah, Ruf, Abha, Tan, Balq, Qauz, Sab, maddayt Tan, Gh |
2 f.s. |
maddēti Ruf, Abha, Tan, Balq, Qauz, maddaytl Tan, Gh |
2 m./c.pl. |
maddētu Ruf, Abha, Tan, Balq, maddaytu Tan, maddaytum Gh, maddētun Qauz |
2 f.pl. |
maddaytunnah Gh |
1 c.s. |
maddēt Qah, Ruf, Abha, Tan, Balq, Qauz, Sab, maddayt Tan, Gh |
1 c.pl. |
maddēna Qah, Ruf, Abha, Tan, Balq, Qauz, maddayna Tan, Gh |