Mandaean Grammar / Mandäische Grammatik

by Theodor Nöldeke

Contents Series Foreword / K. C. Hanson Foreword / K. C. Hanson Bibliography (1889-2005) Preface Introduction Part 1: Orthography and Phonetics I. Orthography II. Phonetics 1. Vowels 2. Consonants Part 2: Morphology I. Nouns 1. Pronouns 2. Nouns in the Strict Sense 3. Numbers as Words 4. Particles II. Verbs 1. The Inflection of Verbs 2. Verbs with Objective Suffixes Part 3: Syntax I. Parts of Speech 1. Nouns 2. Verbs II. Sentence 1. The Simple Sentence 2. Connection with Additional Sentences Table of Mandaean Characters

542 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2005

About the author

Theodor Nöldeke (1836-1930) was a German orientalist and scholar. His research interests ranged over Old Testament studies, Semitic languages and Arabic, Persian and Syriac literature. Nöldeke translated several important works of oriental literature and during his lifetime was considered an important orientalist.