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The Etymology of Aramaic (and Hebrew) √prns 'to distribute, supply'.

The Aramaic verbal root √prns 'to distibute, supply' is first attested in the Middle Aramaic period (Palmyrene Aramaic and Targum Jonathan). It is then widely attested across all of the dialects of Late Aramaic. Outside of Aramaic, the root √prns is also found in post-Biblical Hebrew. A number of pr...

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Published in:Journal of the American Oriental Society Vol. 137; no. 2; pp. 245 - 252
Main Author: BUTTS, AARON MICHAEL
Format: Article
Published: American Society for Premodern Asia (ASPA) Apr-Jun2017
Subjects:
Aramaic language
Hebrew language
Etymology
Dialects
Greek language
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