Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/šamaʕ-

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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

Etymology

    Possibly related to Egyptian sḏm (“to hear”), smt (“to hear, examine”), as well as Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵓⵖ (amẓẓuɣ).

    Verb

    *šamaʕ-

    1. to hear, to listen

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of *šamaʕ- (paʕala)
    verbal noun *šamʕ-
    active participle *šāmiʕ-
    passive participle *šamīʕ-, *šamūʕ-
    singular dual plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m *šamaʕku *šamaʕka *šamaʕa *šamaʕkayā *šamaʕkā *šamaʕā *šamaʕna *šamaʕkanu *šamaʕū
    f *šamaʕki *šamaʕat *šamaʕatā *šamaʕkina *šamaʕā
    imperfect m *ʔašmaʕ *tašmaʕ *yišmaʕ *tašmaʕā *yašmaʕā *nišmaʕ *tašmaʕū *yišmaʕū
    f *tašmaʕī *tašmaʕ *tašmaʕā *tašmaʕā *yišmaʕā
    imperative m *šamaʕ *šamaʕā *šamaʕū
    f *šamaʕī *šamaʕā

    Descendants

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