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

Grammatical Précis 161
is associated with a particular pattern, but this is not always the
case. Several of the patterns outlined below, with a variety of
monosyllables and polysyllables, are found throughout the Semitic
languages. Some patterns seem to associate with classes of
meaning. 5
7.4.8.1 Single Consonantal Forms
q: sû “sheep”; cf. Akk. sûu}u/sûu®; Heb. hRc
p “mouth”; cp. Akk. pu®; Heb. hÚRp
g “voice”
7.4.8.2 Bi-Consonantal Forms
qal:}ab /}abu/, “father”; cp. Akk. abu; Heb. bDa
dm /damu/, “blood”; cp. Akk. damu; Heb. M;d
qil: }il /}ilu/, “god”; cp. Akk. ilu; Heb. lEa
bt /bittu