Re: Enclosed Places

From: Richard Wordingham
Message: 24578
Date: 2003-07-16

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...> wrote:
> > But I suppose Hebrew qirya: 'city' offers
> > an interesting parallel. (I'd better check it - I only remember
it
> > in the construct form, qiryat.) Do you want Hebrew 3i:r 'city'
as
> > well? ('3' = ayin.)
>
> There's a town named Qiryat Shmona in Israel. Is the -t feminine,
or?

Yes. Absolute form qirya: <qryh>, construct qiryat <qryt>.

Richard.