Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/yamīn-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Afroasiatic *yamin- (right hand). Cognate with Egyptian jmn (right, west).

Noun edit

*yamīn- m or f

  1. right, right hand
  2. a side, boundary or district
  3. an oath (Should we delete(+) this sense?)
  4. prosperity, happiness

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

See also edit