(Northwest) Semitic sg. *CVCC-, pl. *CVCaC-ū-: Broken plural or regular reflex?
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0041-977X,1474-0699
DOI: 10.1017/s0041977x2100001x