Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʔarnab-

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Proto-Semitic

Etymology

Only attested in central semitic.

Noun

*ʔarnab- m or *ʔarnab- f

  1. rabbit

Inflection

Declension of *ʔarnab-
Case Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *ʔarnabum *ʔarnabāna plural stem + *-ūna
Genitive *ʔarnabim *ʔarnabayna plural stem + *-īna
Accusative *ʔarnabam
possessive forms
1st person *ʔarnabī / *ʔarnabVya — *ʔarnabVni
2nd person m *ʔarnabVka *ʔarnabVkumā / *ʔarnabVkumay *ʔarnabVkum(ū)
2nd person f *ʔarnabVki *ʔarnabVkin(ā)
3rd person m *ʔarnabVšu *ʔarnabVšumā / *ʔarnabVšumay *ʔarnabVšum(ū)
3rd person f *ʔarnabVša *ʔarnabVšin(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: *ʔarnabuya for nom. case, *ʔarnabiya for gen. case, *ʔarnabaya for acc. case, etc.

Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ʔarnab-
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *ʔarnabuka *ʔarnabāka plural stem + *-ūka
Genitive *ʔarnabika *ʔarnabayka plural stem + *-īka
Accusative *ʔarnabaka
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ʔarnab-
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *ʔarnabuki *ʔarnabāki plural stem + *-ūki
Genitive *ʔarnabiki *ʔarnabayki plural stem + *-īki
Accusative *ʔarnabaki

Descendants

    • Central Semitic:
      • Arabic: أرنب
        • > Cypriot Arabic: arnep (inherited)
      • Northwest Semitic:

References

  • Militarev, Alexander, Kogan, Leonid (2000–2005) Semitic Etymological Dictionary, Münster: Ugarit-Verlag
  • Huehnergard, John (2019) “Proto-Semitic”, in Huehnergard, John and Na'ama Pat-El, editors, The Semitic Languages, 2nd edition, Routledge, →ISBN
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