form passed us ultimately writing stabilized shorter '' t'' genders speech chose feminine '' t'' masculine '' '' reason unexpected qamatz vowel written final letter words exact process affected possessive '' ka'' 'your' masc sing '' ki'' 'your' fem sing personal pronouns '' anta anti'' split shorter longer forms ultimate resolution short vowel lengthening esp pretonic lowering short vowels tended lengthen various positions first short vowels lengthened open
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