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Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/biʔr-

 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

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Noun

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*biʔr- m

  1. a well

Inflection

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Declension of *biʔr-
Case Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *biʔrum *biʔrāna plural stem + *-ūna
Genitive *biʔrim *biʔrayna plural stem + *-īna
Accusative *biʔram
possessive forms
1st person *biʔrī / *biʔrVya — *biʔrVni
2nd person m *biʔrVka *biʔrVkumā / *biʔrVkumay *biʔrVkum(ū)
2nd person f *biʔrVki *biʔrVkin(ā)
3rd person m *biʔrVšu *biʔrVšumā / *biʔrVšumay *biʔrVšum(ū)
3rd person f *biʔrVša *biʔrVšin(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: *biʔruya for nom. case, *biʔriya for gen. case, *biʔraya for acc. case, etc.

Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *biʔr-
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *biʔruka *biʔrāka plural stem + *-ūka
Genitive *biʔrika *biʔrayka plural stem + *-īka
Accusative *biʔraka
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *biʔr-
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *biʔruki *biʔrāki plural stem + *-ūki
Genitive *biʔriki *biʔrayki plural stem + *-īki
Accusative *biʔraki

Descendants

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  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒁍𒌨𒋾 (bīrtum)
  • West Semitic:

References

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  • Kogan, Leonid (2011) “Proto-Semitic Lexicon”, 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 192
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