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'''Etymology'''
'''Etymology'''


The gentilic ending "'''-<small>ITES</small>'''", reflecting the common Semitic ''nisba'' ending ''ī'', functions as a substantive in its own right in the [[BOOK OF MORMON|Book of Mormon]], [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/4_ne/1/17#17 4 Nephi 1:17]: "There were no robbers, nor murderers, neither were there Lamanites, nor any manner of -ites; but they were in one, children of Christ, and heirs to the kingdom of God."
The English gentilic ending "'''-<small>ITES</small>'''", reflecting the common Semitic ''nisba'' ending ''ī'', functions as a substantive in its own right in the [[BOOK OF MORMON|Book of Mormon]], [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/4_ne/1/17#17 4 Nephi 1:17]: "There were no robbers, nor murderers, neither were there Lamanites, nor any manner of -ites; but they were in one, children of Christ, and heirs to the kingdom of God."


'''Variants'''
'''Variants'''

Revision as of 16:41, 18 January 2017

Lehite gentilic 1. 4 Nephi 1:17

Etymology

The English gentilic ending "-ITES", reflecting the common Semitic nisba ending ī, functions as a substantive in its own right in the Book of Mormon, 4 Nephi 1:17: "There were no robbers, nor murderers, neither were there Lamanites, nor any manner of -ites; but they were in one, children of Christ, and heirs to the kingdom of God."

Variants

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐌𐐓𐐝 (aɪts)

Notes


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