Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ḥimār-
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps related to *muhr-, with metathesis and variation between *ḥ and *h.
Noun edit
*ḥimār- m
Inflection edit
Declension of *ḥimār-
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | *ḥimārum | *ḥimārāna | plural stem + *-ūna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | *ḥimārim | *ḥimārayna | plural stem + *-īna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | *ḥimāram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| possessive forms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st person | *ḥimārī / *ḥimārVya | — | *ḥimārVni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person m | *ḥimārVka | *ḥimārVkumā / *ḥimārVkumay | *ḥimārVkum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person f | *ḥimārVki | *ḥimārVkin(ā) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person m | *ḥimārVšu | *ḥimārVšumā / *ḥimārVšumay | *ḥimārVšum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person f | *ḥimārVša | *ḥimārVšin(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: *ḥimāruya for nom. case, *ḥimāriya for gen. case, *ḥimāraya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ḥimār-
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ḥimār-
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