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GD 1048 GLIJSSEN
H 0428 ק ל ח
Concept of root : to polish
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ק ל ח
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ghalaq
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polished
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Related English words
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none
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ק ל ח
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ghalaq
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polished
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gh . l . q
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Middle Dutch
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glijssen
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ghl(ei)ssen
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to polish
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gh l . s
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Proto-Semitic *GHALAQ --- *GLISH- Proto-Germanic
The concept is the same, but the third consonant of each root is different : Q in Hebrew and S in Middle Dutch . Possibly these third consonants have completed the roots after the period in which the two language-groups separated. Entry E 0374 (Hebrew 0364) helps to make such a hypothesis more plausible. There we see also the Hebrew root "GH L SH", much nearer to a version of Middle Dutch. It is useful to read the comments in that entry.
Note:
- Hebrew. The root covers also figurative meanings like "to flatter". "Gheleq" stands for "smoothness" as well as "flattery".
Note:
- Proto-Semitic. Proto-Semitic is considered to have used already the root we see for Hebrew, and that is also seen in Arabic "ghalaqa = he made smooth": "*ח ל ק , GH L Q".
Note:
- Proto Germanic. We refer once more to entry E 0374 (Hebrew 0364) , where Proto-Germanic "*GL I SH-" as a hypothesis is found.
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 26/10/2012 at 16.13.53 |
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