On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 22:42:38 +0200 "Lieven L. Litaer" <levinius@gmx.de> wrote:
HolQeD says:
"The open entryway leading into such a space is called a {DIn}. If there's a door there, it's referred to by the usual word for door, {lojmIt}."
Am 03.04.2019 um 07:36 schrieb De'vID:
How do people understand the antecedents of "there" and "it" in the last sentence? "If there's a door [[there]], [[it]]'s referred to by the usual word for door, {lojmIt}."
I have received a clarification on this from Marc Okrand, and his answer even brought a new word:
----------------------------------------------------------------------- What I was driving at is that a {qa'rI'} at or from which one can enter or exit is a {DIn}. There may or may not be a (closed or open) door or gate there, but if there is, that door or gate is a {lojmIt}. That is, there's no special word just because it's a {qa'rI'} door.
(By the way, a doorframe or something similar — something constructed to hold a door or gate, whether the door/gate is there or not — is a {lIvqa'nan}.)
I hope this helps rather than cause more confusion.
- Marc
So, when we [vegh], we go through the [lIvqa'nan], instead of the [lojmIt], yes? - DloraH