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GD 1072 RAMEN
H 0820 ה מ ר
Concept of root : aimed
throwing
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ה מ ר
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ramà
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to
launch with aim
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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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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ה מ ר
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ramà
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to launch with aim
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r . m .
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Middle Dutch
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ramen
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ramen
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to aim at, hit
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r . m
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Proto-Semitic *RAMÀ --- *RĀM Proto-Germanic
The similarity is about perfect and with that a common origin is probable. Once more we find a Hebrew root with a certain meaning only in Dutch among European languages. Our thesis is that Dutch is the language that less than all others changed its basic roots, though its construction has been thorougly "modernised" into that of an analytical language.
Note:
- Dutch in Middle Dutch expressed several related meanings with this same root, some of which have remained in modern speaking. Also the message of this entry still exists, but is little used.
Note:
- Proto-Semitic. A root "ר מ א , R . M ." can mean "to deceive", "high place", "worm" and as here "to aim and throw, shoot".
The root in the sense of this entry is found in Aramaic and Syriac "ר מ א , rem'à = he threw (at)". Arabic "rama(y) = he threw, shot (at)" , Ethiopian "ramaya = he aimed (a blow) at" and Akkadian "ramū = he threw". It was probably already in use in Proto-Semitic: "*ר מ ,R M (+ accentuated vowel)".
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- Proto-Germanic. For the meaning found in this entry we have some helpful information from other Germanic languages.The meaning of "to aim at" is found in Old Saxon "rōmōn", Old High German "rāmen". Middle High German and Middle Low German have for "aim" the word "rām". These meanings are also figurative. Proto-Germanic probably had R Ā M-".
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- Indo-European. There is a lack of information regarding possible cognates in other branches of Indo-European. The comparison for now has to stay between Semitic and Germanic.
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 26/11/2012 at 16.58.11 |
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