Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/šu(n)bulat-

Proto-Semitic

Noun

*šu(n)bulat- f

1. ear, spike (of a crop)

Inflection

Declension of *šu(n)bulat-

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*šu(n)bulatum	*šu(n)bulatāna	*šu(n)bulātum
Genitive	*šu(n)bulatim	*šu(n)bulatayna	*šu(n)bulātim
Accusative	*šu(n)bulatam
possessive forms
1st person	*šu(n)bulatī / *šu(n)bulatVya	—	*šu(n)bulatVni
2nd person m	*šu(n)bulatVka	*šu(n)bulatVkumā / *šu(n)bulatVkumay	*šu(n)bulatVkum(ū)
2nd person f	*šu(n)bulatVki		*šu(n)bulatVkin(ā)
3rd person m	*šu(n)bulatVšu	*šu(n)bulatVšumā / *šu(n)bulatVšumay	*šu(n)bulatVšum(ū)
3rd person f	*šu(n)bulatVša		*šu(n)bulatVšin(ā)
Note: 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: *šu(n)bulatuya for nom. case, *šu(n)bulatiya for gen. case, *šu(n)bulataya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *šu(n)bulat- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *šu(n)bulatuka *šu(n)bulatāka *šu(n)bulātuka Genitive *šu(n)bulatika *šu(n)bulatayka *šu(n)bulātika Accusative *šu(n)bulataka Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *šu(n)bulat- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *šu(n)bulatuki *šu(n)bulatāki *šu(n)bulātuki Genitive *šu(n)bulatiki *šu(n)bulatayki *šu(n)bulātiki Accusative *šu(n)bulataki

Descendants

• East Semitic:
  • Akkadian: 𒋗𒁍𒌌𒌈 (šubultum)
• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: سُنْبُلَة (sunbula)
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic: שׁוּבַּלְתָּא, שִׁבַּלְתָּא (šubbaltā/šibbaltā)
      • Canaanite:
        • Biblical Hebrew: שִׁבֹּלֶת (šibbólɛṯ)
          • Israeli Hebrew: שיבולת (shibólet)
      • Ugaritic: 𐎌𐎁𐎍𐎚 (šblt)
    • Old South Arabian: 𐩪𐩨𐩡𐩩 (s¹blt)