Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	call_v	great_a	year_n	5,893	4	4.5292	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58099	A discovrse of the orientall tongves viz. [brace ] Ebrew, Samaritan, Calde, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic : together with A genrall grammer for the said tongues / by Christian Ravis.	Raue, Christian, 1613-1677.	1649 (1649)	Wing R311; ESTC R32273	174,955	268

fatah_n where_o the_o follow_a letter_n in_o place_n of_o a_o suà_fw-la do_v receive_v a_o vowel_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aqim_n instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aqyîm_n etc._n etc._n zere_n en_fw-fr 1._o under_o the_o second_o radical_a very_o constant_o in_o all_o the_o order_n especial_o in_o the_o four_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abrek_n to_o bow_v the_o knee_n 2._o in_o the_o plural_a instatu_fw-la constructo_fw-la follow_v or_o not_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d paragogic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d trên_n two_o masc_n and_o neuter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d three_fw-mi and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d taruè_fw-fr the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tarrên_fw-la dvae_fw-la o_o two_o feminine_a &_o neuter_n 3_o under_o the_o first_o radical_a in_o noun_n &_o verb_n where_o the_o second_o or_o three_o be_v cast_v away_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ém_n à_fw-fr mother_n 4._o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quiescent_n follow_v without_o the_o plural_a as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d leluân_n neight_n 5._o instead_o of_o the_o segol_n in_o the_o second_o plural_a of_o the_o pretertense_n in_o any_o order_n as_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ithastén_n instead_o of_o ebrue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ithastèn_fw-fr etc._n etc._n hireq_fw-fr the_o long_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n where_o yod_n quiescent_n be_v follow_v as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obida_fw-es 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d osifkà_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yyethib_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yhosia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d himsiv_v instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d himsu_fw-la etc._n etc._n holem_n for_o the_o most_o part_n where_o it_o be_v in_o ebrue_n especial_o when_o there_o follow_v à_fw-fr vau_fw-fr quiescent_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obida_fw-es 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mhuqzaôt_fw-fr surek_n be_v as_o in_o ebrue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heeznikhu_n patah_n be_v before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o character_n of_o the_o feminine_a gender_n as_o in_o ebrue_n constant_o before_o the_o noun_n and_o in_o some_o verb_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d azlat_n he_o go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d helât_v he_o weary_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hoglât_n it_o be_v cast_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vashât_n but_o these_o 3_o by_o anomaly_n be_v write_v constant_o with_o a_o long_a qamez_fw-fr not_o fatah_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fiqdat_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lithsat_fw-la and_o good_a reason_n because_o here_o the_o syllable_n at_o be_v short_a therefore_o a_o short_a vowel_n but_o in_o ebrue_n ordinary_o the_o syllable_n be_v long_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lathsà_fw-fr therefore_o a_o long_a vowel_n and_o that_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o true_a formative_a of_o the_o three_o feminine_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o by_o accident_n we_o may_v easy_o see_v by_o the_o constancy_n of_o it_o in_o syric_a arabic_n and_o etiopic_n item_n in_o ebrue_n in_o the_o example_n we_o give_v and_o many_o other_o when_o any_o letter_n be_v join_v to_o the_o end_n of_o that_o person_n either_o paragogic_n superfluous_a or_o formative_a item_n from_o the_o second_o feminine_a when_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d form_n the_o feminine_a constant_o as_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o but_o of_o another_o noun_n the_o second_o masculine_a item_n the_o first_o person_n fingular_a be_v of_o a_o common_a gender_n have_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o in_o masculine_a and_o feminine_a in_o all_o order_n in_o all_o dialect_v 2._o fatakh_n be_v under_o the_o second_o radical_a as_o in_o ebrue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etkhabbar_a 3._o under_o the_o first_o radical_a in_o pael_n and_o etpael_n or_o the_o second_o and_o five_o order_n in_o all_o tense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n segol_n be_v almost_o in_o all_o place_n as_o in_o ebrue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heezinu_fw-la they_o have_v hear_v so_o in_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d uheeznikhu_n es_fw-ge 16.9_o they_o have_v cast_v far_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eltha_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etkhabbar_a etc._n etc._n hireq_fw-fr the_o short_a be_v unjust_o come_v in_o under_o the_o first_o radical_a in_o the_o first_o preterrense_n instead_o of_o qamez_fw-fr a_o by_o ebrue_n and_o fatah_n a_o by_o arabic_a upon_o that_o false_a principle_n as_o if_o the_o first_o radical_a in_o the_o first_o pretertense_n have_v no_o vowel_n which_o i_o say_v be_v false_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nor_o esteem_v i_o the_o punctator_n of_o the_o ebrue_n bible_n and_o consequent_o daniel_n so_o very_o old_a less_o or_o far_o less_o the_o punctator_n of_o the_o call_v targum_fw-la as_o they_o call_v it_o it_o be_v do_v write_v &_o use_v after_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n but_o point_v a_o long_a time_n since_o christ_n 2._o in_o many_o other_o place_n as_o in_o ebrue_n qomez_fw-fr the_o short_a and_o qubbuz_n just_a as_o in_o ebrue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hoglat_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mhuqzaôt_fw-fr etc._n etc._n rule_n 6._o the_o anomaly_n of_o these_o prick_n may_v in_o some_o measure_n but_o not_o constant_o be_v reduce_v to_o the_o ebrue_n anomaly_n because_o the_o punctation_n of_o the_o targum_fw-la be_v latter_a and_o not_o do_v with_o such_o accurateness_n nor_o by_o such_o learned_a jew_n less_o upon_o such_o principle_n as_o the_o ebrue_n for_o the_o generality_n be_v hence_o be_v it_o that_o the_o punctation_n be_v very_o anomalicall_a in_o all_o place_n now_o these_o five_o reason_n by_o i_o give_v 1._o not_o the_o same_o principle_n 2._o not_o the_o same_o learning_n 3._o not_o the_o same_o accurateness_n 4._o not_o the_o same_o author_n and._n 5._o not_o the_o same_o time_n thew_v well_o enough_o the_o roo●e_n of_o that_o disagree_v of_o the_o ebrue_n and_o call_v punctation_n and_o how_o great_a that_o difference_n be_v the_o easy_a it_o have_v be_v to_o persuade_v the_o common_a sort_n of_o learned_a man_n in_o this_o tongue_n that_o they_o be_v either_o two_o diverse_a tongue_n for_o so_o many_o author_n do_v ignorant_o speak_v or_o at_o least_o dialect_v of_o a_o great_a distance_n one_o from_o another_o whereas_o it_o be_v know_v and_o clear_a that_o ebrue_n and_o this_o call_v be_v speak_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o jury_n nay_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n only_o the_o time_n differ_v ebrue_n before_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n call_v after_o it_o and_o if_o a_o diversity_n of_o punctation_n make_v a_o divers_a tongue_n or_o dialect_n then_o be_o i_o sure_a that_o abraham_n de_fw-fr balm_n a_o jew_n grammarian_n who_o write_v a_o hundred_o year_n since_o in_o italy_n have_v a_o diverse_a dialect_n for_o if_o any_o will_v scan_v that_o punctation_n of_o his_o grammar_n he_o will_v neither_o find_v true_a ebrue_n nor_o true_a call_v the_o same_o may_v we_o say_v of_o that_o late_a edition_n of_o mis●ayot_n point_v by_o a_o jew_n in_o the_o low_a country_n and_o point_v at_o amsterdam_n by_o r._n mnasse_n ben_fw-mi yishrael_n theresore_n i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o believe_v the_o prick_n to_o be_v but_o mere_a fancy_n rule_n 7._o in_o siriac_n arabic_a and_o ettopic_n the_o ancmaly_n be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v regard_v than_o in_o ebrue_n and_o call_v to_o shorten_v all_o the_o long_a and_o tedious_a though_o unuseful_a observation_n either_o of_o i_o or_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o author_n before_o i_o see_v that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o be_v individual_a and_o the_o same_o of_o they_o nothing_o worth_a at_o all_o for_o the_o syriac_a manuscript_n that_o be_v at_o this_o day_n extant_a be_v without_o pric_n and_o stroac_n and_o among_o the_o arabic_a book_n not_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o be_v to_o be_v find_v prick_v or_o point_v and_o in_o the_o ettopic_n there_o be_v none_o find_v among_o we_o except_o the_o new_a testament_n print_v at_o rome_n and_o psalm_n at_o colen_n and_o both_o of_o they_o full_o to_o be_v understand_v by_o letter_n out_o of_o the_o generality_n of_o this_o tongue_n without_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o stand_n or_o diverse_a vowel_n i_o shall_v here_o shut_v up_o that_o which_o will_v otherwise_o scarce_o be_v comprehend_v in_o a_o hundred_o leaf_n and_o yet_o do_v nothing_o to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n and_o so_o consequent_o instead_o of_o the_o ease_v the_o reader_n burden_n he_o excesfive_o rule_n 8._o all_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o form_n in_o the_o syntax_n be_v needless_a the_o

sixth_o order_n be_v omit_v through_o all_o the_o person_n &_o tense_n the_o aethiopile_n manner_n of_o forminge_v verb_n have_v but_o 4_o order_n the_o other_o order_n be_v form_v as_o the_o first_o it_o shall_v suffice_v to_o set_v down_o the_o first_o word_n only_o the_o noun_n &_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o first_o order_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v also_o imperfect_a verb_n yet_o none_o but_o what_o be_v likewise_o decline_v perfect_o according_a to_o the_o analogy_n but_o in_o regard_n that_o some_o do_v occur_v sometime_o defective_a in_o one_o of_o their_o radical_a it_o may_v be_v requisite_a to_o know_v for_o the_o find_n of_o their_o root_n that_o such_o as_o double_v the_o second_o radical_a 〈◊〉_d it_o in_o the_o second_o person_n sing_v foem_n and_o second_o and_o three_o person_n 〈…〉_o of_o the_o future_a and_o no_o where_o else_o those_o who_o first_o radical_a be_v 〈◊〉_d cast_v it_o away_o through_o the_o whole_a future_a &_o present_a of_o the_o first_o order_n and_o no_o where_o else_o those_o who_o second_v or_o three_o radical_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cast_v away_o throughout_o the_o first_o order_n and_o no_o where_o else_o what_o other_o special_a anomalye_n there_o be_v may_v be_v learn_v by_o exercise_n a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o eastern_a tongue_n to_o wit_n hebrew_n call_v samaritane_n syriac_n arabic_a and_o ethiopick_n if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o great_a dimness_n in_o our_o sight_n and_o dulness_n in_o the_o understanding_n of_o our_o judgement_n which_o shall_v ordinary_o be_v lead_v by_o reason_n more_o than_o by_o receive_a opinion_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o all_o thing_n will_v go_v far_o better_o and_o in_o a_o high_a way_n yea_o whole_a nation_n will_v be_v true_o honourable_a glorious_a magnificent_a rich_a mighty_a powerful_a and_o redoubtable_a unto_o their_o enemy_n spread_v more_o large_a enjoy_v far_o more_o kingdom_n than_o now_o they_o possess_v shire_n govern_v they_o with_o more_o facility_n and_o less_o trouble_n than_o now_o a_o handful_n of_o city_n the_o lack_n of_o true_a noble_a principle_n spoil_n all_o great_a affair_n nothing_o be_v easy_a because_o we_o be_v childish_a in_o our_o action_n let_v we_o lay_v a_o good_a foundation_n and_o upon_o a_o little_a ground_n we_o may_v erect_v a_o excellent_a high_a and_o glorious_a steeple_n which_o will_v be_v see_v far_o abroad_o it_o be_v not_o money_n that_o give_v splendour_n to_o the_o world_n but_o reason_n the_o sun_n be_v that_o which_o carry_v the_o brave_a sway_n in_o the_o world_n discover_v all_o thing_n see_v all_o thing_n of_o any_o colour_n nature_n and_o condition_n good_a or_o bad_a and_o in_o that_o vastness_n of_o the_o heaven_n it_o occupy_v but_o a_o little_a space_n yet_o give_v light_n and_o glory_n unto_o the_o whole_a hemisphere_n the_o reason_n withus_n mankind_n be_v the_o sun_n of_o our_o judgement_n whereby_o we_o be_v able_a to_o learn_v all_o 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