Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/śamš-

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

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Etymology

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    Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵓⵙⵎ (usm, lightning).

    Noun

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    *śamš- m or f

    1. sun

    Inflection

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    Declension of *śamš-
    case singular dual plural
    nominative *śamšum *śamšāna plural stem + *-ūna
    accusative *śamšam *śamšayna plural stem + *-īna
    genitive *śamšim
    possessive forms
    1st person *śamšī / *śamšVya *śamšVni
    2nd person m *śamšVka *śamšVkumā / *śamšVkumay *śamšVkum(ū)
    2nd person f *śamšVki *śamšVkin(ā)
    3rd person m *śamšVšu *śamšVšumā / *śamšVšumay *śamšVšum(ū)
    3rd person f *śamšVša *śamšVšin(ā)

    the endings -m and -na are dropped in the bound form, which may also undergo syncopation of an unstressed final vowel where possible. Note: the ending -V before the possessive endings responds to case: *śamšuya for nom. case, *śamšiya for gen. case, *śamšaya for acc. case, etc.

    Declension of *śamš-
    case singular dual plural
    nominative *śamšum *śamšāna *śamšātum
    accusative *śamšam *śamšayna *śamšātim
    genitive *śamšim
    possessive forms
    1st person *śamšī / *śamšVya *śamšVni
    2nd person m *śamšVka *śamšVkumā / *śamšVkumay *śamšVkum(ū)
    2nd person f *śamšVki *śamšVkin(ā)
    3rd person m *śamšVšu *śamšVšumā / *śamšVšumay *śamšVšum(ū)
    3rd person f *śamšVša *śamšVšin(ā)

    the endings -m and -na are dropped in the bound form, which may also undergo syncopation of an unstressed final vowel where possible. Note: the ending -V before the possessive endings responds to case: *śamšuya for nom. case, *śamšiya for gen. case, *śamšaya for acc. case, etc.

    Descendants

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