Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʕiṣ́-
Proto-Semitic
editEtymology
editPerhaps related to Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵙⴽⵍⵓ (asklu).
Noun
edit*ʕiṣ́- m
Inflection
editDeclension of *ʕiṣ́-
Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | *ʕiṣ́um | *ʕiṣ́āna | plural stem + *-ūna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | *ʕiṣ́im | *ʕiṣ́ayna | plural stem + *-īna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accusative | *ʕiṣ́am | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
possessive forms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st person | *ʕiṣ́ī / *ʕiṣ́Vya | — | *ʕiṣ́Vni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd person m | *ʕiṣ́Vka | *ʕiṣ́Vkumā / *ʕiṣ́Vkumay | *ʕiṣ́Vkum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd person f | *ʕiṣ́Vki | *ʕiṣ́Vkin(ā) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd person m | *ʕiṣ́Všu | *ʕiṣ́Všumā / *ʕiṣ́Všumay | *ʕiṣ́Všum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd person f | *ʕiṣ́Vša | *ʕiṣ́Všin(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: *ʕiṣ́uya for nom. case, *ʕiṣ́iya for gen. case, *ʕiṣ́aya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ʕiṣ́-
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ʕiṣ́-
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Descendants
edit- East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒄑 (iṣum)
- West Semitic: