From a stem ל״ה (דָּלָה, cf., however, Barth, ZDMG. 1887, p. 607, who assumes a stem ידל) the masculine דַּל appears to have been formed after the rejection of the final Yôdh, and afterwards the feminine דֶּ֫לֶת door; but in the plural דְּלָתוֹת, constr. דַּלְתוֹת, the ת of the termination is retained (see above, d, חֲנִיתוֹת). In a similar way רְפָתִים stalls, Hb 317, has arisen, if it is from the stem רפה, and שֹׁקֶת trough (from שָׁקָה), of which the masc. must have been שֹׁק = שֳׁקִי; on the other hand, the plur. constr. שִֽׁקֲתוֹת Gn 3038 (again retaining the feminine ת as an apparent radical) can only be an abnormal formation from the singular שֹׁ֫קֶת, not from a kindred form שֶׁ֫קֶת or שֵׁ֫קֶת.
[g] 2. Paradigm II: ground-form qăṭălăt, &c., cf. § 94 c, Paradigm II, a and b. Analogous to the masculine forms like קָטָן, plur. קְטַנִּים, we find קְטַנָּה parva, &c.—The constr. forms, like צִדְקַת (ṣidheqăth), are distinguished by the vocal Šewâ (§ 10 d) from the segholate forms, like כִּבְשַּׂת (kibh-săth). Consequently the constr. st. בִּרְכַּה Gn 284, &c. (from בְּרָכָה blessing), and חֶרְדַּת 1 S 1415, &c. (from חֲרָדָה a trembling), are abnormal.—Under the influence of a guttural (see Paradigm b) the original ă is retained in the first syllable in the constr. st. (cf. also אֲדָמָה earth, אַדְמַת); in other cases it is modified to Seghôl, e.g. עֲגָלָה wagon, עֶגְלָתוֹ. Frequently from an absol. st. in ־ָה the constr. is formed with the termination ת, e.g. עֲטָרָה crown, constr. עֲטֶ֫רֶת (from עֲטַרְתְּ); along with עֲצָרָה assembly, עֲצֶ֫רֶת is found usually, even in the absol. st.; יְבֶ֫מֶת (from יָבָם levir) before suffixes is pointed as in יְבִמְתִּי, and thus entirely agrees with גְּבֶ֫רֶת (Paradigm I e). From a stem (אָמַן) ל״ן is formed אֱמֶת truth (from ʾaɨmant, and this no doubt for an original ʾămint, § 69 c) before suffixes אֲמִתִּי, &c.
[h] From the masc. form קָטֵל (qăṭĭl) are formed, according to rule, גְּדֵרָה wall, נְבֵלָה corpse, constr. נִבְלַת; בְּהֵמָה cattle, constr. בֶּֽהֱמַת (for בַּֽהֲמַת), with suffix בְּהֶמְתְּךָ Lv 1919. More frequently, however, the ē of the second syllable is retained before the termination ath of the constr. st.; thus from נְבֵלָה once נְבֵֽלָתִי Is 2619, and always בְּרֵכַת pool, גְּזֵלַת prey, טְמֵאַת unclean, מְלֵֽאֲתִי full, Is 121 (with Ḥireq compaginis, see § 90 l), מְרֵֽרָתִי Jb 1613; שְׁאֵֽלָתִי 1 S 127, &c. (with elision of the א, שֵֽׁלָתֵךְ 1 S 117), also שֶֽׁאֱלָתִי Jb 68. Cf. the analogous forms of the constr. st. מַגֵּפַת plague, תַּרְדֵּמַת deep sleep, from מַגֵּפָה, תַּרְדֵּמָה.
[i] As dual we find יַרְכָתַ֫יִם sides (cf. יַרְכָתוֹ Gn 4913, from the obsolete יְרֵכָה, feminine of יָרֵךְ); the constr. st. יַרְכְּתֵי is perhaps to be referred to a segholate form (יַרְכָּה, cf. יֶ֫רֶךְ as constr. st. of יָרֵךְ), unless the closed syllable be due to the analogy of בִּרְכַּת and חֶרְדַּת (see g).
[k] In the forms with simple ת feminine the ground-form qăṭĭlt is developed (§ 69 c) to qeṭalt, and this again regularly to קְטֶ֫לֶת. Thus the feminine of הָבֵר companion is חֲבֶ֫רֶת (with suffix חֲבֶרְתָּהּ Mal 214, cf. שְׁכֶנְתָּהּ Ex 322), of גָּדֵר fem. גְּדֶ֫רֶת besides גְּדֵרָה.—Of ע״וּ stems the segholate forms נַ֫חַת rest and שַׁ֫חַת pit (from נוּחַ, שׁוּחַ) belong to this class; Böttcher (Gram. i. 411) rightly distinguished the latter from שַׁ֫חַת corruption (stem שָׁחַת); in the same way also נַ֫חַת rest is distinct from נַ֫חַת a lighting down (stem נָחַת).
[l] The feminines of the form qăṭĭl from stems ע״וּ, as מֵתָה mortua, עֵדָה fem.
