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    "# L5.1: Verbs II-Weak\n",
    "These verbs are also known as \"hollow roots\" or \"middle weak\" because they have a long vowel in place of middle radical. Any of the four vowels can appear as a theme vowel.\n",
    "\n",
    "## Theme vowel *ā*\n",
    "There are only few verbs with this theme vowel:\n",
    "\n",
    "```{admonition} Example\n",
    "*ibāš* (< *bâšum*) \"he became ashamed\".\n",
    "```\n",
    "\n",
    "## Theme vowel *ē*\n",
    "Also medial *aleph* are counted with the verbs of theme vowel *ē*\n",
    "\n",
    "```{admonition} Example\n",
    "*ibêl* (< *bêlum*) \"he is ruling\".\n",
    "```\n",
    "\n",
    "## Theme vowel *ū*\n",
    "Hollow verbs with the htme vowel *ū* are the most common.\n",
    "\n",
    "```{admonition} Example\n",
    "- *dâkum* \"to kill\".\n",
    "- *târum* \"to turn\"\n",
    "```\n",
    "\n",
    "## Theme vowel *ī*\n",
    "```{admonition} Example\n",
    "- *diānum* \"to pronounce a verdict\".\n",
    "- *qiāšum* \"to bestow\"\n",
    "- *šiānum* \"to urinate\"\n",
    "```\n",
    "\n",
    "## Conjugation of the verbs II-Weak\n",
    "\n",
    "- When the personal suffix is a vowel the third radical is doubled (geminated):\n",
    "    ```{admonition} Example\n",
    "    *ikâ**n***, *iku**nn**ū*\n",
    "    ``` \n",
    "\n",
    "- In G Durative the root vowel appears:\n",
    "    ```{admonition} Example\n",
    "    *ik**â**n*, *ik**u**nnū*\n",
    "    ``` \n",
    "That is the reason for presenting the plural form in the following conjugation table.\n",
    "\n",
    "|               | Durative         | Perfect           | Preterite    | Participle    | Infinitve | Verbal Adjective |\n",
    "| -------       | --------------   | --------          | ---------    | ------------  | --------  | ---------------  | \n",
    "| G II-*ū*      | *ikân*, *ikunnū* | *iktūn*, *iktūnū* | *ikūn*, *ikūnū* | *dāʾikum*  | *kânum*   | *kīnum*          |\n",
    "| G II-*ī*      | *iqīaš*, *iqiššū* | *iqtīš*, *iqtīšū* | *iqīš*, *iqīšū* | *qaʾišum* | *qâšum*   | *qīšum*          |\n",
    "| G II-*ā*      | *ibâš*, *ibaššū* | *ibtaš*, *ibtašū* | *ibāš*, *ibāšū* | *baʾišum*  | *bâšum**  | --               |\n",
    "| G II-*ē*      | *ibêl*, *ibellū* | *ibtēl*, *ibtēlū* | *ibēl*, *ibēlū* | **beʾilum* | *bêlum*   | --               |\n"
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