Re: The Trinity Principle in Arabic


Peter T. Daniels wrote:

>
> Do you think this three-ness is limited to Arabic or Semitic?
>
> There are 5000 to 6000 languages in the world, and many of them do
> things in threes.

I am afraid I don't speak 6000 languages as you do to claim this
THREE-ness phenomenon is universal (this is Chomsky) but I would be
more than happy if you could provide a number of examples from a few of
the 6000 languages you know. To me this phenomenon is very prominent in
Arabic (perhaps typical Semitic). I could even go on listing many more
cases. This is the result of my long-term observation and might
surprise some as "New Age". A few Chrsitians might (ironically)even be
allergic to the Christian word "trinity" I used. The great number of
cases (few example are not enough)this phenomenon occurs reveals an
inherent system not referred to so far. I hope this will trigger a
"paradigm shift" in approaching Arabic or Semitic languages. After all
to me linguistic science is dynamic and subject to change.

BTW the word seat for hamza carrier is AmE and I wanted to stay as
close as possible to the original Arabic word "kursiy": chair. This
word seems to be a metaphor for only ya:´ without the two dots because
it is the only letter which resembles a chair. The word "throne" I used
is supposed to show the glottal stop's royal behaviour and importance
in Arabic.

Well, Peter T Daniels although you are a bit aggressive but I must
admit it is never boring with you.
Regards
Jamshid

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