Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/šabʕ-

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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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ (“seven”). Compare with Egyptian sfḫw and Proto-Berber *saβ (whence Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⴰ (sa)). It is often theorized to be the source for Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Numeral

Proto-Semitic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: *šabʕ-

*šabʕ-

  1. seven

Usage notes

This number exhibited chiastic concord (gender polarity), in which masculine forms were used to agree with feminine nouns, and feminine forms with masculine nouns.

Inflection

    Declension of *šabʕ-
Case m f
Nominative *šabʕum *šabʕatum
Accusative *šabʕam *šabʕatam
Genitive *šabʕim *šabʕatim

Descendants

References

  • Huehnergard, John (2019) “Proto-Semitic”, in Huehnergard, John and Na'ama Pat-El, editors, The Semitic Languages, 2nd edition, Routledge, →ISBN, page 61
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