Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/šinn-
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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
From Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognate with Proto-Berber *a-sen and Polci šĩn.
Noun
*šinn- f
Inflection
Declension of *šinn-
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | *šinnum | *šinnāna | plural stem + *-ūna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | *šinnim | *šinnayna | plural stem + *-īna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | *šinnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| possessive forms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st person | *šinnī / *šinnVya | — | *šinnVni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person m | *šinnVka | *šinnVkumā / *šinnVkumay | *šinnVkum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person f | *šinnVki | *šinnVkin(ā) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person m | *šinnVšu | *šinnVšumā / *šinnVšumay | *šinnVšum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person f | *šinnVša | *šinnVšin(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: *šinnuya for nom. case, *šinniya for gen. case, *šinnaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *šinn-
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *šinn-
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Declension of *šinn-
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | *šinnum | *šinnāna | *šinnātum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | *šinnim | *šinnayna | *šinnātim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | *šinnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| possessive forms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st person | *šinnī / *šinnVya | — | *šinnVni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person m | *šinnVka | *šinnVkumā / *šinnVkumay | *šinnVkum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person f | *šinnVki | *šinnVkin(ā) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person m | *šinnVšu | *šinnVšumā / *šinnVšumay | *šinnVšum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person f | *šinnVša | *šinnVšin(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: *šinnuya for nom. case, *šinniya for gen. case, *šinnaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *šinn-
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *šinn-
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Descendants
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