21.2 QA Spelling

The QA has a distinctive \(V_2 = \hat O\) (Holem+Vav), which can be written defectively

• קָטוֹל or קָטֹל (defective spelling)
• If the Q∞ was “uh-oh”, then the QA is “ah-oh”
  • Most weak verbs follow the “ah-oh” pattern
  • 3ע/ח verbs will take a Furtive Patach under \(R_3\) but this affects pronunciation only (not parsing or translation)
  • 3ה verbs can appear in two forms
    • Holem+Hei = עָשׂה
    • Holem+Vav with no Hei = עָשׂוֹ
  • Biconsonantal verbs, including I- and U-class usually take the Holem+Vav/Holem \(V_S\)
    • קוֹם or שׂוֹם
    • O-class look the same in QA/Q∞/QM2ms = בּוֹא
      • Sometimes QA is defective = בֹּא
  • Geminate verbs retain all three letters with \(V_2 = \hat O\) - סָבוֹב
• Parsing (parsing code: A)
  • Never inflects for person, number, or gender
  • Never has a pronominal suffix
  • Never has a prefixed preposition