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

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Ugaritic <strong>Primer</strong>
consonant representation.
7.6.18.1 First Weak Verbs
First n and lqh
When no vowel follows C1, C1 assimmilates to C2.
yqh /yiqqah/ (/l/ assimilates) < /*yilqah/ (yiqtal-, model form)
ygír /yagígíur/ (/n/ assimilates) < /*yangíur (yaqtul-)
First Aleph }
Initial } alternates between behaving like a strong consonant and
like a weak consonant. A particular case in point is }h˙d.
y}ih˙d /ya}h˙ud/ (no change) < /*ya}h˙ud/ (yaqtul-)
y}ah˙d /yaœh˙ud/ (/}/ lost, compensatory length) < /*ya}h˙ud/
First w/y
An initial /*w/ generally became /y/ in Ugaritic except before /u/.
yrd /yarada/ (no change) < /*yarada/ (qatala)
yrd /yarid/ (y disappears) < /*yayrid/ (yaqtil)
ywrd /yuwarrid/ (no change) < *yuwarrid (yuqattil)
ysûrd /yusûoœrid/ (dipthong reduced) < /*yusûawrid/ (yusûaqtil)
wrd /wurrad/ (no change) < /*wurrad/ (quttal)
First h
These verbs are usually strong, though exceptions are seen in roots
where C2 is /l/.
hlk /halaka/ (no change) < /*halaka/ (qatala)
ylk /yalik/ (h disappears) < /*yahlik/ (yaqtil)
lk /lik/ (h disappears) < /*hilik/ (qitil)
yhpk /yahpuku/ (no change) < /*yahpuku/ (yaqtulu)
7.6.18.2 Middle Weak Verbs
Middle Aleph }
}il}ak /}il}ak / (no change) < /*}il}ak/ (}iqtal)
yl}ak /yil}ak / (no change) < /*yil}ak/ (yiqtal)
Hollow Verbs
ql /qa®la/ (loss of y, “collision” of vowels) < /*qayala/ (qatala)