A Comparative Lexical Study of Qur?anic Arabic

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Table 7 (cont.}
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
ESA
Ge.
Akk.
Ug.
Ph.
CHAPTER FIVE
700
690
549
537
311
31%
30.6%
24.3%
23.8%
13.8%
Average
31%
30.6%
30.8%
24.3%
23.8%
13.8%
In the case of twelve sub-domains, namely A4, B2, B3, B4, B5, Cl,
C2, C4, D2, E2, Fl, F7, the figures obtained reflect, with minor
exceptions, the distribution in table 7 above. This is not the case in
A2 (the Earth, including minerals), A3 (flora), and B6 (human life
in general), where the figures are quite evenly distributed among the
different areas of Semitic. Moreover, the figures in bold in table 6
stand out against the rest and deserve to be noted:
— Bl (race and gender): ESA is on the same level with NWS.
- C3 (the will: desire and action): ESA and Heb. are the most
numerous.
- Dl (the family): ESA and Heb. are equal, with Ug. and Akk. following
very closely.
- D3 (social life): ESA cognates are the most numerous.
- D4 (occupations, trades and professions): Ge. and Ug. are equal,
and Akk. follows very closely.
- D5 (personal possessions and property): The SS cognates are at
the same level with NWS, actually exceeding Syr. and Aram.
- D6 (financial transactions): The SS cognates are at the same level
with NWS, and Ge. exceeds Aram, and Heb.
- D7 (architectural and other constructions): The Akk. cognates exceed
those in SS. and come very close to NWS
- El (the village, the town, the nation): ESA is at the same level
with Aram.
- E3 (war and defence): The figures for Syr. and Ug. are quite
high.
- E4 (beliefs and religion): The Akk. cognates exceed those in SS.
- F2 (qualities and states): The figures for Syr. and ESA are very low.
- F3 (relation, order, value): The figures for ESA are equal with
Syr. and Heb., and the figure for Ug. cognates is very high.