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1
Q

What does the definite article look like in Aramaic?

A

A suffixed ־ָא (sometimes ־ָה)

2
Q

Translate the word “בַּיְתָא”

A

the house

3
Q

Translate the word “מַלְכָּא”

A

the king

4
Q

Translate the word “אִילָנָא”

A

the tree

5
Q

Translate the word “אַבְנָא”

A

the stone

6
Q

What does the definite article suffix look like after a feminine singular word?

A

A suffixed ־ְתָא

7
Q

If a consonant or a pronominal suffix gets attached to a feminine word. Which letter normally appears?

A

The ת. (As in מַלְכָּה vs מַלְכְּתָא)

8
Q

Does the adjective in Aramaic have to agree with the noun in definiteness?

A

Yes. (As in גַּבְרָא טָבָא)

9
Q

What is the gender, number, and definiteness of the phrase מֶלֶך טָב?

A

masculine, singular, indefinite

10
Q

What is the gender, number, and definiteness of the phrase מַלְכְּתָא טָבְתָּא?

A

feminine, singular, definite

11
Q

What is the gender, number, and definiteness of the phrase מַלְכָּא טָבָא?

A

masculine, singular, definite

12
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What is the gender, number, and definiteness of the phrase מַלְכָּה טָבָה?

A

feminine, singular, indefinite

13
Q

What does the definite article suffix look like after a masculine plural word?

A

־ַיָּא

14
Q

What does the definite article suffix look like after a feminine plural word?

A

־ָתָא

15
Q

What is the gender, number of the word דַּהֲבָא?

A

masculine, singular

16
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What is the gender, number of the word מְדִינְתָּא?

A

feminine, singular

17
Q

What is the gender, number of the word חֵיוָתָא?

A

feminine plural

18
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What is the gender, number of the word שְׁמַיָּא?

A

masculine plural