L5.1: Verbs II-Weak¶

These verbs are also known as "hollow roots" or "middle weak" because they have a long vowel in place of middle radical. Any of the four vowels can appear as a theme vowel.

Theme vowel ā¶

There are only few verbs with this theme vowel:

{admonition}
*ibāš* (< *bâšum*) "he became ashamed".

Theme vowel ē¶

Also medial aleph are counted with the verbs of theme vowel ē

{admonition}
*ibêl* (< *bêlum*) "he is ruling".

Theme vowel ū¶

Hollow verbs with the htme vowel ū are the most common.

{admonition}
- *dâkum* "to kill".
- *târum* "to turn"

Theme vowel ī¶

{admonition}
- *diānum* "to pronounce a verdict".
- *qiāšum* "to bestow"
- *šiānum* "to urinate"

Conjugation of the verbs II-Weak¶

• When the personal suffix is a vowel the third radical is doubled (geminated):

  {admonition}
  *ikâ**n***, *iku**nn**ū*
  

• In G Durative the root vowel appears:

  {admonition}
  *ik**â**n*, *ik**u**nnū*
  

That is the reason for presenting the plural form in the following conjugation table.