Full title
The Syntagma of kl ‘all’ with Indeterminate Plural Nouns in Imperial Aramaic and Western Middle Aramaic
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Research notes
NR\Reader Checked\19/11/2014
Reference type
Year
2013
Journal / Book Title || Series Title
Aramaic Studies
Volume
11
Issue / Series Volume
1
Pages
27 – 45
Work type
Label
30/06/2014
Abstract
This article surveys all occurrences of the noun phrase kl ‘all’ with indeterminate plural nouns in Imperial and Western Middle Aramaic. Taking issue with the assumption that this is an archaic form of the similar determinate construction, the article exemplifies and contrasts their different nuances of meaning. It is suggested that the formal indetermination of the noun phrase marks it as non-specific. As against the construction of kl with indeterminate singular nouns it stresses plurality. The findings have implications for the origin of Imperial Aramaic and for the linguistic dating of Qumran Aramaic texts.