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

Grammatical Précis 177
qlt /qa®lat/ (loss of y, “collision” of vowels) < *qayalat (qatalat)
qm /qa®ma/ (loss of w) < /*qawama/ (qatala)
yqm /yaquœm/ (loss of w, compensatory length) < /*yaqwum/
7.6.18.3 Final Weak Verbs
Final Aleph }
tb}u /yubaœ}u/ (loss of w, compensatory length) < /*tubwa}u/
yml}u /yimla}u/ (no change) < *yimla}u (yiqtalu)
tb}u /yubaœ}u/ (loss of w, compensatory length) < *tubwa}u
ysû}u /yisûsûa}u/ (assimilation of n) < /*yinsûa}u/ (yiqtalu)
yqr}a /yiqra}a/ (no change) < /*yiqra}u/ (yiqtala)
ts}i /tasi} / (no change) < /*yiqra}u/ (taqtil)
yms}i /yimsa}/ 19 (no change) < /*yimsa}/ (yiqtal)
Final w/y
mgíy /magíaya/ (no change) < /*magíaya/ (qatala)
ybn /yabni/ (loss of y) < /*yabiy/ (yaqtil)
}altkl /}aœl tukalli / (loss of y) < /*tukalliy/ (tuqattil)
7.7 Particles
7.7.1 Prepositions
Ugaritic prepositions indicate position. Ugaritic verbs denote
direction. Prepositions specify the position of their object before or
during the action of the verb. For example, l- may be translated
either “to” or “from”; similarly, b- must be translated “in” in some
instances and “from” in others. Often, a preposition will appear
with the adverbial enclitic particle -m. The major Ugaritic
prepositions (in order of frequency) are as follows:
l- /le-/, “to, for, at; from.” The syllabic writing le-e indicates the
pronunciation. 20 As indicated, the base meaning has to do with
position. Various grammars, and the exercises above, may
suggest a variety of nuances, such as, motion, locality, time,
19 May attenuate further to /yimse}/.
20 Ug. 5 130 iii 5´.