ǧāffun (جاف)

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BE DRY is expressed by an adjective phrase (ǧāffun) marked by the nominative case as a predicate in a verbless sentence (if the time reference is present and the proposition of the sentence is positive). The adjective phrase agrees with the subject noun phrase in number, and gender (see example 236). If the time reference of the sentence is future or past, a copula (kāna) is needed, that flags the subject of the sentence. If the proposition is negative, a negative copula (laysa) is used (in present tense) that flags the subject of the sentence.
With a copula the predicate adjective phrase is marked by accusative.
(similar verbs: ǧaffa (stem I), yabisa (stem I) 'to become dry')

Coding frame

Verb type: A

Examples

(235)
Almalābisu ǧāffatun.
al-malābis-u
ART-dress.F.PL-NOM
ǧāff-at-un
dry-F-NOM.IDEF
‘The clothes are dry.’
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(236)
Kānat lmalābisu ǧāffatan.
kānat
be.PRF.3SG.F
l-malābis-u
ART-dress.F.PL-NOM
ǧāff-at-an
dry-F-ACC.IDEF
‘The clothes were dry.’
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(237)
Satakūnu lmalābisu ǧāffatan.
sa-takūnu
FUT-be.IPFV.3SG.F
l-malābis-u
ART-dress.F.PL-NOM
ǧāff-at-an
dry-F-ACC.IDEF
‘The clothes will be dry.’
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(238)
Laysat almalābisu ǧāffatan.
laysat
be.NEG.3SG.F
al-malābis-u
ART-dress.F.PL-NOM
ǧāff-at-an
dry-F-ACC.IDEF
‘The clothes are not dry.’
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Verb meaning , Microroles , Coding sets and Argument types

# BE DRY Coding set Argument type
1 dry thing NP-nom X

Alternations

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Alternation name Occurs Examples
C
Stem VIII Reflexive more info
N y
C
Stem IV Causative more info
N y
U
Locative Alternation 1 more info
N n
C
Stem VI Reciprocal more info
N y
C
Stem VI Reflexive more info
N y
U
Prepositional (min 'from') / Accusative Object Alternation more info
N n
C
Stem II Causative more info
N y
C
Stem V Anticausative more info
N y
C
Stem V Reflexive more info
N y
C
Stem VI Passive more info
N y
C
Stem VII Passive more info
N y
C
Stem VIII Reciprocal more info
N y
U
Theme / Recipient Alternation - Prepositional (li+ 'to') / Accusative Object more info
N n
U
Locative Alternation 2 more info
N n
C
Stem X Causative more info
N y
U
Prepositional (bi+) / Accusative object Alternation more info
N n
C
Stem VII Anticausative more info
N y
C
Stem VIII Anticausative more info
N y
U
Locative Alternation 3 more info
N n
U
Goal Alternation - Prepositional (ʾilâ+ 'to') / Accusative Object more info
N n
U
Object Omission Alternation more info
N n
U
Theme / Source Alternation - Prepositional (min+ 'from') Accusative Object more info
N n
C
Caused Motion Alternation more info
N y
U
Object Adding Alternation more info
N n