en_uag/content/adjective.rst

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.. _adjective:
Adjective
=========

Summary
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.. include:: en_uhg/content/includes/adjective-summary.rst
.. include:: includes/adjective-summary-aramaic.rst

Article
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In Bibical Aramaic, adjectives follow the :ref:`noun<noun>` they describe and match that noun in
gender (:ref:`masculine<gender_masculine>` or :ref:`feminine<gender_feminine>`)
and number (:ref:`singular<number_singular>` or :ref:`plural<number_plural>`).
However, there are some exceptions to this rule. If a noun is :ref:`dual<number_dual>`,
its accompanying adjective will be plural. Also, the gender of some
nouns does not match their apparent form (as in אֶבֶן, meaning "stone," which is
grammatically-feminine although it appears grammatically-masculine).  In
these cases, an accompanying adjective will match the gender of the noun
itself rather than the apparent form. Also, for nouns with :ref:`collective singular<number_singular-collective>`
(as in עַם, meaning "people"), the accompanying adjective may match the implied number rather than the apparent form.

Form
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.. include:: en_uhg/content/includes/adjective-form.rst

Paradigm
~~~~~~~~
.. csv-table:: Adjective Paradigm
  :header-rows: 1

  Parsing,Aramaic,Transliteration,Gloss
  masculine singular absolute,טָב,tobh,"good"
  masculine singular construct,טָב,tobh,"good of"
  masculine singular determined,טָבָא,tobha',"the good"
  feminine singular absolute,טָבָה,tobhah,"good"
  feminine singular construct,טָבַת,tobhath,"good of"
  feminine singular determined,טָבְתָּא,tobhta',"the good"
  masculine plural absolute,טָבִין,tobhiyn,"good"
  masculine plural contruct,טָבֵי,tobhey,"good of"
  mascuuline plural determined,טָבַיָּא,tobhayya',"the good"
  feminine plural absolute,טָבָן,tobhan,"good"
  feminine plural construct,טָבָת,tobath,"good of"
  feminine plural determined,טָבָתָא,tobhatha',"the good"

Function
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Describes a noun
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. _adjective-attributive:
.. include:: en_uhg/content/includes/adjective-attributive.rst
.. include:: en_uhg/content/includes/adjective-attributive-hebrew-aramaic.rst
.. csv-table:: Example: DAN 2:6

  מַתְּנָ֤ן וּנְבִזְבָּה֙ וִיקָ֣ר שַׂגִּ֔יא
  mattenan unbhizbah viyqar **saggiy'**
  gifts and-a-reward and-honor **great**
  gifts from me, a reward, and **great** honor

.. include:: en_uhg/content/includes/notes/adjective-number.rst
.. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

  .. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

  .. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

.. _adjective-predicative:
.. include:: en_uhg/content/includes/adjective-predicative.rst
.. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  מִלְּתָ֖א מִנִּ֣י אַזְדָּ֑א
  milletha' minniy **'azda'**
  the-matter from-me **gone**
  The matter is **gone** from me

.. include:: en_uhg/content/includes/notes/adjective-congruence.rst
.. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

  .. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

  .. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

.. _adjective-nominal:
.. include:: en_uhg/content/includes/adjective-nominal.rst
.. csv-table:: Example: DAN 2:9

  כִדְבָ֤ה וּשְׁחִיתָה֙ הִזְדְּמִנְתּוּן֙ לְמֵאמַ֣ר קָֽדָמַ֔י
  **khidhbhah** ushchiythah hizdemintun leme'mar qadhamay
  **false** and-deceptive you-have-conspired to-say before-me
  You have conspired to speak before me **false** and deceptive words

.. _adjective-adverbial:
.. include:: en_uhg/content/includes/adjective-adverbial.rst
.. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

  .. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

  .. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

Other uses of adjectives
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. _adjective-comparative:
.. include:: en_uhg/content/includes/adjective-comparative.rst
.. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

  .. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

  .. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

.. _adjective-intensive:
.. include:: en_uhg/content/includes/adjective-intensive.rst
.. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

  .. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

  .. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

.. _adjective-superlative:
.. include:: en_uhg/content/includes/adjective-superlative.rst
.. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

  .. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter

  .. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 18:17

  בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
  vitti **haggedolah**
  my-daughter **the-old**
  my **older** daughter