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