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Reading the classic treatment by Noldeke , one realises that some important questions left open , untouched or handled thoroughly as one could have wished . This short study dedicated esteemed colleague , whose contributions to Aramaic linguistics recognised , aims at addressing some such issues . The corpus is chiefly the Peshitta Bible and a few select original Syriac A . Double objects 1 . Let us first recapitulate the generally known , basic features complementation in Classical Syriac ' a . A pronominal direct object [ = DO ] is mostly attached to the and the infinitive directly . In the case of a participle the Lamadh mediates as in J am * r *?•*• 'he sends me' as against ? J-t me ' . b . A third person plural direct object "them" complementing verb and the infinitive takes the form of , cure ? or irt , whilst a ^ requires ^ ICTA or . cni . ^ c . An NP [ = noun phrase ] as DO can follow or precede asyndetically or can be mediated by the preposition Lamadh mt ^ l 'he sent his son'...
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