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phoenician

Who acts: Phoenician alphabet, Greek, Phoenicians, alphabet, Phoenician traders, Carthage · What happens: belong, be, come, advance, accord, sail · To what, where: ancient land, Phoenicia, coast, Lebanon, one, alphabet

«phoenician» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: phoenician in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Belonging to Phoenicia, an ancient land of trading cities (like Tyre, Sidon and Byblos) on the coast of what is now Lebanon, about 1500–300 BC.

The tree, 27 words
caseoblpunctdetamodoblcasecompoundnmodpunctcaseappospunctconjccconjpunctcasedetoblcasenmodcopadvmodacl:relclpunctadvmodapposcasenmodnmod:unmarkedpunctrootBelongingVERBtoADPPhoeniciaPROPN,PUNCTanDETancientADJlandNOUNofADPtradingNOUNcitiesNOUN(PUNCTlikeADPTyrePROPN,PUNCTSidonPROPNandCCONJByblosPROPN)PUNCTonADPtheDETcoastNOUNofADPwhatPRONisAUXnowADVLebanonPROPN,PUNCTaboutADV1500NUM–SYM300NUMBCPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BelongingbelongVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
2totoADP_3 Phoeniciacase
3PhoeniciaPhoeniciaPROPNNumber=Sing1 Belongingobl
4,,PUNCT_7 landpunct
5anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 landdet
6ancientancientADJDegree=Pos7 landamod
7landlandNOUNNumber=Sing1 Belongingobl
8ofofADP_10 citiescase
9tradingtradingNOUNNumber=Sing10 citiescompound
10citiescityNOUNNumber=Plur7 landnmod
11((PUNCT_13 Tyrepunct
12likelikeADP_13 Tyrecase
13TyreTyrePROPNNumber=Sing10 citiesappos
14,,PUNCT_15 Sidonpunct
15SidonSidonPROPNNumber=Sing13 Tyreconj
16andandCCONJ_17 Bybloscc
17ByblosByblosPROPNNumber=Sing13 Tyreconj
18))PUNCT_13 Tyrepunct
19ononADP_21 coastcase
20thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art21 coastdet
21coastcoastNOUNNumber=Sing1 Belongingobl
22ofofADP_23 whatcase
23whatwhatPRONPronType=Rel21 coastnmod
24isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin26 Lebanoncop
25nownowADVPronType=Dem26 Lebanonadvmod
26LebanonLebanonPROPNNumber=Sing23 whatacl:relcl
27,,PUNCT_29 1500punct
28aboutaboutADV_29 1500advmod
2915001500NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card26 Lebanonappos
30––SYMExtPos=ADP31 300case
31300300NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card29 1500nmod
32BCBCPROPNNumber=Sing29 1500nmod:unmarked
33..PUNCT_1 Belongingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1belonggerunda ancient land of trading citiesPhoeniciathe coastvn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme
2is apresentLebanonnowtree rules

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

A person from Phoenicia.

detcasenmodpunctrootADETpersonNOUNfromADPPhoeniciaPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 persondet
2personpersonNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3fromfromADP_4 Phoeniciacase
4PhoeniciaPhoeniciaPROPNNumber=Sing2 personnmod
5..PUNCT_2 personpunct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

The Phoenician alphabet was one of the first alphabets, with letters for sounds; Greek, Latin and our ABC came from it.

The tree, 21 words
detamodnsubjcopcasedetamodnmodpunctcaseconjcasenmodpunctnsubjpunctconjccnmod:possconjconjcaseoblpunctrootTheDETPhoenicianADJalphabetNOUNwasAUXoneNUMofADPtheDETfirstADJalphabetsNOUN,PUNCTwithADPlettersNOUNforADPsoundsNOUN;PUNCTGreekPROPN,PUNCTLatinPROPNandCCONJourPRONABCNOUNcameVERBfromADPitPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 alphabetdet
2PhoenicianphoenicianADJDegree=Pos3 alphabetamod
3alphabetalphabetNOUNNumber=Sing5 onensubj
4wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 onecop
5oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Cardrootroot
6ofofADP_9 alphabetscase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 alphabetsdet
8firstfirstADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord9 alphabetsamod
9alphabetsalphabetNOUNNumber=Plur5 onenmod
10,,PUNCT_12 letterspunct
11withwithADP_12 letterscase
12lettersletterNOUNNumber=Plur9 alphabetsconj
13forforADP_14 soundscase
14soundssoundNOUNNumber=Plur12 lettersnmod
15;;PUNCT_22 camepunct
16GreekGreekPROPNNumber=Sing22 camensubj
17,,PUNCT_18 Latinpunct
18LatinLatinPROPNNumber=Sing16 Greekconj
19andandCCONJ_21 ABCcc
20ourourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs21 ABCnmod:poss
21ABCabcNOUNNumber=Sing16 Greekconj
22camecomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 oneconj
23fromfromADP_24 itcase
24ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs22 cameobl
25..PUNCT_5 onepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastthe Phoenician alphabetoneof the first alphabets and letters for soundstree rules
2comepastGreek and Latin and our ABCalphabetvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from it=Initial_Location

Example 1

Various sources such as Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Phoenician, Hebrew, etc., have been advanced as the origin of the Pythagorean philosophy. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

Sentence 1: Various sources such as Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Phoenician, Hebrew, etc., have been advanced as the origin of the Pythagorean philosophy.

The tree, 20 words
amodnsubj:passcasefixednmodpunctconjpunctconjpunctnmodpunctconjpunctconjpunctauxaux:passcasedetoblcasedetamodnmodpunctrootVariousADJsourcesNOUNsuchADJasADPEgyptianADJ,PUNCTIndianADJ,PUNCTGreekADJ,PUNCTPhoenicianPROPN,PUNCTHebrewPROPN,PUNCTetc.NOUN,PUNCThaveAUXbeenAUXadvancedVERBasADPtheDEToriginNOUNofADPtheDETPythagoreanADJphilosophyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1VariousvariousADJDegree=Pos2 sourcesamod
2sourcessourceNOUNNumber=Plur19 advancednsubj:pass
3suchsuchADJDegree=Pos ExtPos=ADP5 Egyptiancase
4asasADP_3 suchfixed
5EgyptianEgyptianADJDegree=Pos2 sourcesnmod
6,,PUNCT_7 Indianpunct
7IndianIndianADJDegree=Pos5 Egyptianconj
8,,PUNCT_9 Greekpunct
9GreekGreekADJDegree=Pos5 Egyptianconj
10,,PUNCT_11 Phoenicianpunct
11PhoenicianPhoenicianPROPNNumber=Sing2 sourcesnmod
12,,PUNCT_13 Hebrewpunct
13HebrewHebrewPROPNNumber=Sing11 Phoenicianconj
14,,PUNCT_15 etc.punct
15etc.etc.NOUNAbbr=Yes Number=Plur11 Phoenicianconj
16,,PUNCT_2 sourcespunct
17havehaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin19 advancedaux
18beenbeAUXTense=Past VerbForm=Part19 advancedaux:pass
19advancedadvanceVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
20asasADP_22 origincase
21thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art22 origindet
22originoriginNOUNNumber=Sing19 advancedobl
23ofofADP_26 philosophycase
24thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art26 philosophydet
25PythagoreanpythagoreanADJDegree=Pos26 philosophyamod
26philosophyphilosophyNOUNNumber=Sing22 originnmod
27..PUNCT_19 advancedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1advancepresent · perfect · passiveVarious sources such Egyptian Phoenician and Hebrew and etc.as the origin of the Pythagorean philosophyvn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient

Sentence 2: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

The tree, 12 words
punctpunctdetapposcasenmodccconjcasefixednmodflatpunctlistpunctroot(PUNCTMordellPROPN,PUNCTTheDETOriginPROPNofADPLettersNOUNandCCONJNumeralsNOUNaccordingVERBtoADPSeferPROPNYetzirahPROPN(PUNCT1914NUM))PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_2 Mordellpunct
2MordellMordellPROPNNumber=Singrootroot
3,,PUNCT_5 Originpunct
4ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 Origindet
5OriginOriginPROPNNumber=Sing2 Mordellappos
6ofofADP_7 Letterscase
7LettersletterNOUNNumber=Plur5 Originnmod
8andandCCONJ_9 Numeralscc
9NumeralsnumeralNOUNNumber=Plur7 Lettersconj
10accordingaccordVERBExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part12 Sefercase
11totoADP_10 accordingfixed
12SeferSeferPROPNNumber=Sing2 Mordellnmod
13YetzirahYetzirahPROPNNumber=Sing12 Seferflat
14((PUNCT_15 1914punct
1519141914NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card2 Mordelllist
16))))PUNCT_2 Mordellpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1accordgerundvn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The Phoenicians sailed all over the Mediterranean.

detnsubjadvmodcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETPhoeniciansPROPNsailedVERBallADVoverADPtheDETMediterraneanPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 Phoeniciansdet
2PhoeniciansPhoenicianPROPNNumber=Plur3 sailednsubj
3sailedsailVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4allallADV_3 sailedadvmod
5overoverADP_7 Mediterraneancase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 Mediterraneandet
7MediterraneanMediterraneanPROPNNumber=Sing3 sailedobl
8..PUNCT_3 sailedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1sailpastthe Phoeniciansthe Mediterraneanall propertyvn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over mediterranean=Trajectory

Example 3

Our alphabet comes from the Phoenician alphabet.

nmod:possnsubjcasedetamodoblpunctrootOurPRONalphabetNOUNcomesVERBfromADPtheDETPhoenicianADJalphabetNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OurourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 alphabetnmod:poss
2alphabetalphabetNOUNNumber=Sing3 comesnsubj
3comescomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4fromfromADP_7 alphabetcase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 alphabetdet
6PhoenicianphoenicianADJDegree=Pos7 alphabetamod
7alphabetalphabetNOUNNumber=Sing3 comesobl
8..PUNCT_3 comespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1comepresentOur alphabetthe Phoenician alphabetvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from alphabet=Initial_Location

Example 4

Phoenician traders sold purple dye and cedar wood.

amodnsubjamodobjcccompoundconjpunctrootPhoenicianADJtradersNOUNsoldVERBpurpleADJdyeNOUNandCCONJcedarNOUNwoodNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PhoenicianphoenicianADJDegree=Pos2 tradersamod
2traderstraderNOUNNumber=Plur3 soldnsubj
3soldsellVERBMood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4purplepurpleADJDegree=Pos5 dyeamod
5dyedyeNOUNNumber=Sing3 soldobj
6andandCCONJ_8 woodcc
7cedarcedarNOUNNumber=Sing8 woodcompound
8woodwoodNOUNNumber=Sing5 dyeconj
9..PUNCT_3 soldpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1sellpastPhoenician traderspurple dye and cedar woodvn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dye=Theme

Example 5

Carthage was a Phoenician city in North Africa.

nsubjcopdetamodcasecompoundnmodpunctrootCarthageNOUNwasAUXaDETPhoenicianADJcityNOUNinADPNorthPROPNAfricaPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1CarthagecarthageNOUNNumber=Sing5 citynsubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 citycop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 citydet
4PhoenicianphoenicianADJDegree=Pos5 cityamod
5citycityNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6ininADP_8 Africacase
7NorthNorthPROPNNumber=Sing8 Africacompound
8AfricaAfricaPROPNNumber=Sing5 citynmod
9..PUNCT_5 citypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastCarthagea Phoenician cityNorth Africatree rules

Example 6

The Phoenician letter aleph became the Greek alpha and our A.

detamodcompoundnsubjdetamodxcompccnmod:possconjrootTheDETPhoenicianADJletterNOUNalephNOUNbecameVERBtheDETGreekADJalphaNOUNandCCONJourPRONA.PROPN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 alephdet
2PhoenicianphoenicianADJDegree=Pos4 alephamod
3letterletterNOUNNumber=Sing4 alephcompound
4alephalephNOUNNumber=Sing5 becamensubj
5becamebecomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 alphadet
7GreekGreekADJDegree=Pos8 alphaamod
8alphaalphaNOUNNumber=Sing5 becamexcomp
9andandCCONJ_11 A.cc
10ourourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs11 A.nmod:poss
11A.A.PROPNNumber=Sing8 alphaconj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1becomepastthe Phoenician letter alephthe Greek alpha and our A.vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 7

Tyre was a rich Phoenician port.

nsubjcopdetamodcompoundpunctrootTyreNOUNwasAUXaDETrichADJPhoenicianNOUNportNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TyretyreNOUNNumber=Sing6 portnsubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 portcop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 portdet
4richrichADJDegree=Pos6 portamod
5PhoenicianphoenicianNOUNNumber=Sing6 portcompound
6portportNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7..PUNCT_6 portpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastTyrea rich Phoenician porttree rules

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