Semitic verbs are classified into various groups on the basis of the configuration of the stem. These groups are known as stems, forms, or binyān-îm (singular binyān), a Hebrew term. The most basic form is called the G-stem (from the German Grundstamm ‘master stem’). The table provides examples of the relation between basic and derived stems. The most basic form is a root (Square root of√CCC) that combines with two related patterns (-V- and -V-V-) to create a one-vowel stem (-CCVC-) and a two-vowel stem (-CVC[C]VC-). This alternation of vowel shape is the key to the temporal and aspectual inflection of the ...(100 of 5374 words)