Re: Enclosed Places

--- 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.