Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʔaḫwat-
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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
editEtymology
editFormed from *ʔaḫw- (“brother”) + *-at-.
Noun
edit*ʔaḫwat- f (plural *ʔaḫawāt)
Inflection
editDeclension of *ʔaḫwat-
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | *ʔaḫwatum | *ʔaḫwatāna | *ʔaḫwātum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | *ʔaḫwatim | *ʔaḫwatayna | *ʔaḫwātim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | *ʔaḫwatam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| possessive forms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st person | *ʔaḫwatī / *ʔaḫwatVya | — | *ʔaḫwatVni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person m | *ʔaḫwatVka | *ʔaḫwatVkumā / *ʔaḫwatVkumay | *ʔaḫwatVkum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person f | *ʔaḫwatVki | *ʔaḫwatVkin(ā) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person m | *ʔaḫwatVšu | *ʔaḫwatVšumā / *ʔaḫwatVšumay | *ʔaḫwatVšum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person f | *ʔaḫwatVša | *ʔaḫwatVšin(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: *ʔaḫwatuya for nom. case, *ʔaḫwatiya for gen. case, *ʔaḫwataya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ʔaḫwat-
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ʔaḫwat-
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Coordinate terms
editDescendants
edit- East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒎏 (aḫātum)
- West Semitic:
- Central Semitic:
- Ethiopian Semitic: