diff --git a/content/particle_affirmation.rst b/content/particle_affirmation.rst index 9921dd1..463d6ac 100644 --- a/content/particle_affirmation.rst +++ b/content/particle_affirmation.rst @@ -14,61 +14,8 @@ of" something in a text. Article ------- -Biblical Aramaic contains three major particles that, used either +Biblical Aramaic contains some particles that, used either individually or in combination, express an "affirmation of" or "addition to" some aspect of the text. These particles can have a scope as narrow as a single word or phrase, or as broad as an entire sentence or paragraph. - -אַף ---- - -This word is flexible in meaning; sometimes it appears to function more -like a :ref:`conjunction` and sometimes more like an :ref:`adverb`. -This word does not have a single translation value, but must be -translated with great sensitivity to its context. In English, אַף is -often translated with a family of different words, including "also", -"even", "only", "truly", and/or other terms that can convey the general -concepts of affirmation or addition. Sometimes it is left untranslated, -in instances where there is no satisfactory way to communicate the sense -of the word as used in its specific context. - - - -גַּם ----- - -Like אַף, this word appears to function sometimes more like a -:ref:`conjunction` and sometimes more like an :ref:`adverb`. -This word does not have a single translation value, but must be -translated with great sensitivity to its context. In English, גַּם is -often translated with a family of different words, including "also", -"indeed", "even", and/or other terms that can convey the general -concepts of affirmation or addition. - - -כִּי ----- - -.. include:: includes/ci_flexible.txt - - - -אַף כִּי --------- - -When paired together, these two particles function as a single unit, -expressing a strong sense of affirmation or addition. Again, this -compound particle must be translated with extreme sensitivity to the -context in order to convey its precise nuance. - - - -אִם (after oath formulas) -------------------------- - -When the word אִם follows oath formulas, it functions as an affirmation -particle to strengthen the force of the oath, either negatively (as אִם -alone) or positively (as אִם־לֹא). - -