Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/raʔš-
Proto-Semitic
editNoun
edit*raʔš- m
Inflection
editDeclension of *raʔš-
Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | *raʔšum | *raʔšāna | plural stem + *-ūna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | *raʔšim | *raʔšayna | plural stem + *-īna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accusative | *raʔšam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
possessive forms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st person | *raʔšī / *raʔšVya | — | *raʔšVni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd person m | *raʔšVka | *raʔšVkumā / *raʔšVkumay | *raʔšVkum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd person f | *raʔšVki | *raʔšVkin(ā) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd person m | *raʔšVšu | *raʔšVšumā / *raʔšVšumay | *raʔšVšum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd person f | *raʔšVša | *raʔšVšin(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: *raʔšuya for nom. case, *raʔšiya for gen. case, *raʔšaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *raʔš-
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *raʔš-
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Descendants
edit- East Semitic:
- West Semitic:
- Central Semitic:
- Arabic: رَأْس (raʔs)
- Northwest Semitic:
- Old South Arabian:
- Ethiopian Semitic:
- Central Semitic: