8.1 Causative 461
the underived counterpart 'be obligatory' (-hussvl-, LoImpfP -t-lhassul-).
Note the variant -s-ahaessal- (attested in K-d). There seems to be a tension
between a phonologically "correct" derivation from -s-vhvssvl-, and one that
recovers the original u of the input stem and builds the causative long
imperfectives accordingly.
For the causative of \r(y)m 'sit', see §7.3.2.9.
8.1.8 Causative stem shapes (V-final augment verbs)
Since the augment is a suffix -t-, its distribution is unaffected by derivational
prefixation. Examples in (471).(471) Causatives of V-Final Augment Verbsgloss PerfP Imprt LoImpfPa. 'close' -aes-naekaebbas-t s-annakabba-t -s-lqkabbi-t
'free (slave)' -aes-raewalae-t s-aqqawila-t -s-nrwili-tb. 'trim' -aes-qaerae-t s-aqqara-t -s-aqara-tc. 'hatch' -aes-faeqqae-t saffaqqa-t -s-lfaqqu-td. 'make round' -aes-baslaembalae-t! -s-iblambulu-t
s-abbalambula-tThe causative VblN's are α-s-annakabbi, a-s-aqqawili, a-s-aqqari,
a-s-affaqqu, and α-s-abbalambulu. The default accent is regular for VblN's of
augment stems. The inputs for these causatives (omitting the Augment) are
-nvkvbbu- 'be closed' (syncopated PerfP -aeqkaebbae-t), -vvwilu- 'be freed'
(PerfP -aerwalae-t), -qvri> 'be cut' (PerfP -aqqarae-t with Ci-Gemination),
-fuqqu- 'be hatched, sprout' (PerfP -affuqqae-t), and -bvlvmbulu- 'be ball-
shaped' (PerfP -aeblaembalae-t). The vocalic melodies in the causatives in
(471) are generally consistent with those of the underived stems. Stems with a
medial u, here represented by 'make round', also have a final u in the long
imperfectives (and VblN), otherwise there is a lexical choice of final V (u or i
with the <H> melody of the VblN, and either the same vowel or α in the
LoImpfP depending on melody).
For A-grm I recorded the LoImpfP of 'close' as -s-inakkabbi-t and that of
'hatch' as -s-afasqqa-t.