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Notwithstanding its early origins and its importance for the history of Hebrew linguistics, the Karaite grammatical tradition has received insufficient scholarly attention, mainly due to the scarcity of reconstructed primary sources emanating from this school of Hebrew grammar. This book reconstructs from unpublished manuscripts a medieval Karaite treatise on the grammar of Biblical Hebrew in Judaeo-Arabic Kitb al-Uqd f Tarf al-Lua al-Ibrniyya and studies verbal morphological theories expressed in this and related Karaite works. Furthermore, the book examines Karaite approaches to the verbal classification as well as didactic tools used in Karaite pedagogical grammars.
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Verbal Morphology in the Karaite Treatise on Hebrew Grammar Kit¯ab al-#Uq¯ud f¯ı Tas. a¯r¯ıf al-Lu˙ga al-#Ibr¯aniyya
Études sur le Judaïsme Médiéval Fondées par
Georges Vajda Dirigées par
Paul B. Fenton
TOME LI
Cambridge Genizah Studies Series Edited by
Siam Bhayro, University of Exeter Geoffrey Khan, University of Cambridge Ben Outhwaite, Cambridge University Library
VOLUME 2
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Verbal Morphology in the Karaite Treatise on Hebrew Grammar Kit¯ab al-#Uq¯ud f¯ı Tas. a¯r¯ıf al-Lu˙ga al-#Ibr¯aniyya By
Nadia Vidro
LEIDEN • BOSTON 2011
This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Vidro, Nadia. Verbal morphology in the Karaite treatise on Hebrew grammar Kitab al-'Uqud fi tasarif al-luga al-'Ibraniyya / by Nadia Vidro. p. cm. – (Etudes sur le Judaisme medieval, ISSN 0169-815X ; t. 51) (Cambridge genizah studies series ; v. 2) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-90-04-21424-8 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Abu al-Faraj Harun ibn al-Faraj, 11th cent. 'Uqud fi tasarif al-lughah al-'Ibraniyah. 2. Hebrew language–Study and teaching–Karaim speakers–Early works to 1500. 3. Hebrew language–Grammar. 4. Hebrew language–Verb. 5. Hebrew language–Morphology. I. Title. II. Series. PJ4912.H373V57 2011 492.4'5–dc23 2011025084
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CONTENTS
List of Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transcription Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter One. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. History of the Karaite Grammatical Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Aims of the Present Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter Two. Kit¯ab al-#Uq¯ud f¯ı Tas. a¯r¯ıf al-Lu˙ga al-#Ibr¯aniyya . . . . . . . . .. Reconstruction of the Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .