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This language’s word for “touchstone” titles a dysphoria-laden ethical treatise whose speaker laments the difficult life of men and calls their penis an “immutable deformity.” A text in this language describes men who naturally do not develop secondary sex characteristics or have them removed as the two (15[1])subtypes of saris, which is often presented as one of six genders. This language’s word for “dwelling” (15[1])refers to the feminine divine presence and is often (15[1])identified with its word (15[1])for “kingdom.” God’s incorporeality and the (*) resurrection of the dead are among thirteen principles of faith written in this language. A treatise in this language’s script advises the author’s student to study both philosophy and religion. An oral tradition of law in this language was codified in a work by the Rambam that enumerates 613 commandments. For 10 points, name this primary liturgical language used by Maimonides. ■END■

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