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Lect:
Arabic, Gulf
latitude,longitude:
23,52
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 5 ] Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 6 ]
Pattern:
Exceptional (Arabic, Gulf)
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Syllable Parameters [ 4 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight
br_onsets: yes
closed_syll: yes
geminates: yes
long_v: yes
syllable_template: CV, CVC, CCV, CVVC, CVCC, CCVC

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1977 Qafisheh, H.A. (1977). A short reference grammar of Gulf Arabic. Tucson: University of Arizona Press.
30: If the final syllable is long, it bears stress. In all other cases stress is on the penult. (Qafisheh 1977:30)
ʜaˈyaattin their life
ˈbeettum their house
mithaawˈʃiin having quarreled with each other
yʃuuˈfuun they see
musˈtaʃfa hospital
ˈqaɭbitʃ your heart