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CONJUNCTION.
1. The conjunctions AJVJ*, and, yd, or T)A, than,
couple the same cases of nouns; as, |fi A5vr n?i)&,
men and women. When two or more nouns, coupled
by a conjunction, are governed by a preposition, it is
usual to repeat the preposition before each noun ; as,
A^JI Ab A5Yf A|fi le^ceAb, in length and in breadth.
When two or more adjectives come together, qualifying
the same object, ^vj- is often omitted; as, ir
n)jt), TD^r, rt7Aif*eAC, tno&Arbvjl, rocAjjt, CjiAjbceAG bo
5i)u]r A beAt), smooth, sweet, comely, mild, calm, devout
Looking, is thy face O woman. Carolan, the Irish
bard.
2. t>6, or t)A, than, are sometimes repeated as often
as there are nouns in the sentence, by which they are
coupled ; as, clv^oe T)o AC^AC, i)0 AYJICAC, see
in Dictionary leo, i)o b^lt, t>o A^e, i)o cvirrjjierjb,
6A Uec it)rit). Cor. under UjtAj. Sometimes
without, supplies the place of t)&, or nor, as, 5^0 ceac
CAUri7, without house or land.
3. TDAft, 5, o, since, rvl, ^^/br^ ^^, ro&,
at, and Aft, whether, aspirate ; as,n}A]t
^5 / heard 6 ; i&w]c ^'Q, since he came ; n)^ cu A
5-ceA]tc, I z/' rightly understand you, &c.
4. 50, Mfl/, At), whether ? bA, ^ and
eclipse and ?/"
prefix T) to vowels.
INTERJECTION.
1. A, o, requires.the vocative and aspirates the noun
next to it; as, A CjgeAjitJA, O Lord; A O&, O God;
A ri)]C, WZJ/
507Z.
2. rt)Ai|i5 I)AC, wo^ to, requires the dative ; as, n)*]^
bArbfA, woe to me.
3. Ar CIIVAJ, would, alas ! and pA|tAO]i, alas! require
the ablative with a preposition; as, A|* cjtYAg l|oit?
bo
r5evl alas I am ? ! sorry for thy news.
4. rfloirvAjt, alas !
requires the accusative ; as,
n)Oi)VAjt cu, unhappy art thou.