Joel's edits (#508)

content/adjective_gentilic.rst

@@ -8,13 +8,48 @@ Adjective Gentilic
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-A gentilic adjective is another name for a gentilic noun that functions
-like an attributive adjective.
+In Biblical Hebrew, the name(s) of spoken language(s) are considered gentilic adjectives.  
 
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-In Biblical Hebrew, some :ref:`gentilic nouns<noun_gentilic>` that follow nouns in the
+The names of spoken languages are the only terms that are considered by this grammar as proper "gentilic adjectives".
+However, Hebrew scholars disagree concerning which terms should be called gentilic nouns or gentilic adjectives.  This is
+because most gentilics in Biblical Hebrew can legitimately be classified as either nouns or adjectives.  
+
+.. note:: Some :ref:`gentilic nouns<noun_gentilic>` that follow nouns in the
 absolute state function like :ref:`attributive adjectives<adjective-attributive>`.
-Some scholars call these "gentilic adjectives" instead of gentilic
-nouns, and either term is grammatically correct.
+Some scholars call these gentilic adjectives as well (for example, "Ruth the Moabitess").
+
+Examples
+--------
+
+.. csv-table:: ISA 36:11
+  
+  דַּבֶּר־נָ֤א אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲרָמִ֔ית 
+  transliteration
+  Speak_[exh.prtc] to_your-servants **Aramaic**
+  Please speak to your servants **in the Aramean language, Aramaic**
+
+.. csv-table:: ISA 36:11
+
+  וְאַל־תְּדַבֵּ֤ר אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙ יְהוּדִ֔ית
+  transliteration
+  But-not_speak to-us **in Judean**
+  Do not speak with us **in the language of Judah** [i.e. Hebrew]
+
+.. csv-table:: DAN 2:4
+
+  וַֽיְדַבְּר֧וּ הַכַּשְׂדִּ֛ים לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲרָמִ֑ית
+  transliteration
+  And-they-spoke the-Chaldeans to-the-king **Aramaic**
+  Then the wise men spoke to the king **in Aramaic**
+
+.. csv-table:: EZR 4:7
+
+  וּכְתָב֙ הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ן כָּת֥וּב אֲרָמִ֖ית
+  transliteration
+  And-writing-of the-letter was-written **Aramaic**
+  The letter was written **in Aramaic**
+
+