1. Introduction

Mishqal (משקל mišqal; pl. משקלים mišqalim) is the Hebrew name for the nominal derivation patterns, as opposed to בניין binyan (pl. בניינים binyanim), the name for verbal derivation patterns (Binyanim: Modern Hebrew). A mishqal consists of specific vowels between the root consonants (radicals); some also include prefixes and/or suffixes. For representing the mishqalim the consonantal roots קט״ל q-ṭ-l and (less frequently) פע״ל p-ʿ-l are us…