A Primer on Ugaritic: Language, Culture, and Literature - enenuru

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1.161:20); rp}im, “O Repha’im” (KTU 1.21:II, 9). See vocative
particles in §7.7.3.
7.4.7 Noun Suffixes
Note how a noun may be bound to one of the pronominal suffixes
listed above. For illustrative purposes, we have bound the basic
word kalbum, “dog,” to the 1cs suffix.
Noun-Adjective Declension with Suffixes
Singular masc nom klb /kalbˆä/
gen klby /kalbiya/
acc klby /kalbaya/
fem nom klbt /kalbatˆä/
gen klbty /kalbatiya/
acc klbty /kalbataya/
Plural masc nom klby /kalbuœya/
obl klby /kalbˆäya/
fem nom klbt /kalbaœtˆä/
obl klbty /kalbaœtiya/
Dual masc nom klby /kalbaœya/
obl klb /kalbeœya/
fem nom klbty /kalbataœya/
obl klbty /kalbateœya/
7.4.8 Noun Patterns
Scholars have attempted to categorize and interpret the varied types
of nouns in the Semitic languages by organizing them according to
the various prefixes, infixes, suffixes, and vowel changes used to
modify the basic root word. Scholars often use the root QTL as the
base for illustrating the patterns discovered. For instance, the most
common noun pattern is qatl. Atthe beginning of Ugaritic study
these patterns provide a handy descriptive tool for understanding
Ugaritic itself, as well as a point of departure to begin comparing
Ugaritic with other Semitic languages. Occasionally, scholars have
been able to determine that a particular semantic range of meaning