Steve Watson

Status Constructus

Used before noun in genitive and before verbal clause in subjunctive.

Formation Rules:

1. Plural: Remove -m and short vowel
2. Dual: Remove -n
3. Singular: Remove -m and short vowel -> noun stem

1. vowel: v -> v/v+case vowel                     [kussi     -> kussi/kuss(û/â/î)]
2. 1cons:                                                           [bit         -> bit]
3. 2 different cons: 1v23 -> 1v2v3               [mahru  -> mahar]
4. cons+feminine t
   1. 1 syll stem: 1v2t -> 1v2at                [šubt       -> šubat]
   2. >1 syll: stem -> stem + i                 [širikt     -> širikti]
5. double cons
   1. 1 syll: stem -> stem + i                    [libb       -> libbi]
   2. t + feminine t: stem -> stem + i    [šikit       -> šikitti]
   3. else: -cc -> c                                      [kunukk -> kunuk]

Adjectives used as nouns have the same construct forms, but the masculine plural may yield –ut.