Aramaic affixes in Hasankeyf Arabic

Summary

Affix function number of borrowed affixes

Description

These borrowed affixes are reported for the variety spoken in Hasankeyf (Turkey). Information and examples are from Andreas Fink (personal communication), see also Diem (1971) and Jastrow (1978:31) for the _n-_pattern.

2 non-interrelated patterns

  • n-pattern ‘plural’, e.g. hənne ‘they’ (instead of native Arabic həmmu)
  • a-ə pattern ‘perfect verb stem formation’ (no examples of hybrids)