Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ḫamš-
Proto-Semitic
editEtymology
editCognate with Proto-Berber *səmmus (whence Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ (smmus)).
Numeral
edit← 4 | 5 | 6 → |
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Cardinal: *ḫamš- |
*ḫamš-
Usage notes
editThis number exhibited chiastic concord (gender polarity), in which masculine forms were used to agree with feminine nouns, and feminine forms with masculine nouns.
Reconstruction notes
editHuehnergard reconstructs *ḫamiš- following the Akkadian vowels, which would then have undergone syncope to *ḫamš- per Steiner.
Inflection
editDeclension of *ḫamš- | |||
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Case | m | f | |
Nominative | *ḫamšum | *ḫamšatum | |
Accusative | *ḫamšam | *ḫamšatam | |
Genitive | *ḫamšim | *ḫamšatim |
Descendants
edit- East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒐊 (ḫamšat)
- West Semiitc:
References
edit- Weninger, Stefan (2011) “Reconstructive Morphology”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 167
- Huehnergard, John (2019) “Proto-Semitic”, in Huehnergard, John and Na'ama Pat-El, editors, The Semitic Languages, 2nd edition, Routledge, →ISBN, page 61
- Richard C. Steiner (2012) “Vowel Syncope and Syllable Repair Processes in Proto-Semitic Construct Forms: A New Reconstruction Based on the Law of Diminishing Conditioning”, in Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization[1], volume 67, →ISSN