Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics

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Q (q pronunciation of - Qur˒ān)

(1,596 words)

q, pronunciation of Morocco, Pronunciation Traditions Qābis (Tunisia) Tunisia qal verb category Argument, Binyanim: Biblical Hebrew, Isaiah Scroll (IQIsaa), Paradigm, Verbal System: Modern Hebrew  in Biblical Hebrew Binyanim: Biblical Hebrew, Diathesis, Morphology: Biblical Hebrew, Orthography: Biblical Hebrew, Regularization of Paradigm  conjugations of Verb  in Judeo-Arabic Judeo-Arabic, Libya, Hebrew Component in  in Modern Hebrew Argument, Binyanim: Modern Hebrew, Causative Verb: Modern Hebrew, Denominal Verbs: Modern Hebrew, Diathesis, Moo…

Qualifier

(5 words)

see Adjective; Attribute

Quantifier

(2,343 words)

Author(s): Netzer, Yael
Quantifiers in natural language are generally closed-class words or expressions which indicate or involve the notion of a set’s quantity or size. They generally operate on a noun and its adjuncts in a noun phrase. In Hebrew, there is no form especially typical for quantifiers, and they may vary morphologically and syntactically. Quantifiers are usually positioned before the noun, as in (1a), where the first כל kol is a quantifier and the second is a determiner. In some cases, quantifiers may be positioned after the head noun (1b) or appear independent of any head noun, as in (1c). (1a) כל החש…