Modern Hebrew Consonantal Roots

A small inventory of Modern Hebrew consonantal roots, stored as Root String (IPA-symbol segments). Used by templatic-morphology studies, in particular [Fau26]'s analysis of the QaTaT–QaTa problem and templatic intrusion.

The Faust 2026 squib turns on whether a root's final segment is the glide [j], because [j] cannot satisfy a [+consonantal] template-final C-slot. The inventory below records both [j]-final triradicals (the case at issue) and non-glide-final triradicals as the contrast class.

def Hebrew.klj : Morphology.Root String

√klj — base of [kala] PST.3MSG roast, [klija] action noun, [kaluj] passive participle. The third radical is the glide [j], which fails to associate to the [+c]-specified final C-slot of the verbal template ([Fau26] (4)).

Equations

• Hebrew.klj = { segments := ["k", "l", "j"] }

def Hebrew.klt : Morphology.Root String

√klt — base of [kalat] PST.3MSG receive, [klita] action noun, [kalut] passive participle ([Fau26] (3a)). The full triradical control case: every radical surfaces in every form, no glide-related issue arises.

Equations

• Hebrew.klt = { segments := ["k", "l", "t"] }

def Hebrew.kll : Morphology.Root String

√kll — base of [kalal] PST.3MSG include, [klila] action noun, [kalul] passive participle ([Fau26] (3b)). The final-radical-of-final-slot case: the second /l/ is the final root segment, so its association to the template-final C-slot does NOT violate *Misalignment. This is the QaTaT pattern that contrasts with the QaTa pattern of (3c) under the same template.

Equations

• Hebrew.kll = { segments := ["k", "l", "l"] }

def Hebrew.dmj : Morphology.Root String

√dmj — base of nominal [dimuj] simile and the taQTiL noun [tadmit] (public) image ([Fau26] (9b)).

Equations

• Hebrew.dmj = { segments := ["d", "m", "j"] }

def Hebrew.bnj : Morphology.Root String

√bnj — base of passive participle [banuj] built and the taQTiL nouns [tavnit] mold (and similar). Third radical [j].

Equations

• Hebrew.bnj = { segments := ["b", "n", "j"] }

def Hebrew.ktv : Morphology.Root String

√ktv — base of [katav] PST.3MSG wrote, [katuv] passive participle written. Final radical [v], a true consonant; the QaTaT–QaTa problem does not arise.

Equations

• Hebrew.ktv = { segments := ["k", "t", "v"] }

def Hebrew.sbr : Morphology.Root String

√sbr — base of [ʃavar] PST.3MSG broke (Faust uses this in the Amharic comparison; Hebrew cognate).

Equations

• Hebrew.sbr = { segments := ["ʃ", "b", "r"] }

theorem Hebrew.klj_triradical : klj.triradical = true

Every Hebrew root in this inventory is triradical.

theorem Hebrew.klt_triradical : klt.triradical = true

theorem Hebrew.kll_triradical : kll.triradical = true

theorem Hebrew.dmj_triradical : dmj.triradical = true

theorem Hebrew.bnj_triradical : bnj.triradical = true

theorem Hebrew.ktv_triradical : ktv.triradical = true

theorem Hebrew.sbr_triradical : sbr.triradical = true

theorem Hebrew.klj_final_is_j : klj.finalSegment = some "j"

The final segment of √klj is the glide [j] (the QaTaT–QaTa trigger).

theorem Hebrew.klt_final_is_t : klt.finalSegment = some "t"

The final segment of √klt is the consonant [t] — distinguishes the full-triradical control case (3a) from the [j]-final case (3c).

theorem Hebrew.kll_final_is_l : kll.finalSegment = some "l"

The final segment of √kll is /l/, identical to its medial — but *Misalignment cares about root index, not surface identity, so spreading the final /l/ to template-final is legitimate.