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diactritics in the peshitta OT from CAL
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Shlama Ilan,

Besides the single dot distinguishing the letter /d/ from the letter /r/, and the two dots written above a noun to indicate that it is plural, Codex Ambrosianus occasionally makes use of points of distinction. Points of distinction are dots placed above and below homographs. Homographs are words, or parts of words, which look alike but have different meanings. When Aramaic is written without vowels, as is the case with Codex Ambrosianus, many homographs can occur. The points of distinction help the reader distinguish between these homographs.

For example: a final letter /h/ attached to a word could mean either the possessive pronoun /his/ or /her???s/. To distinguish the two, codex Ambrosianus places a single dot above the /h/ of the feminine possessive pronoun to let the reader know it should be read /her???s/. Many homographs can occur with Aramaic verbs in consonant only text, so most points of distinction are applied to various verb forms.

As with most ancient manuscripts, Codex Ambrosianus is inconsistent in its??? use of points of distinction. Also note that the points of distinction scheme used in some modern eastern swadaya script texts differs from the ancient and modern western schemes.

John Marucci
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diactritics in the peshitta OT from CAL - by ilan - 10-12-2004, 08:59 PM
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