Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʔiṣbaʕ-
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Proto-Semitic
Etymology
Compare Egyptian ḏbꜥ (“finger”).
Noun
*ʔiṣbaʕ- m or f
Inflection
Masculine:
Declension of *ʔiṣbaʕ-
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | *ʔiṣbaʕum | *ʔiṣbaʕāna | plural stem + *-ūna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | *ʔiṣbaʕim | *ʔiṣbaʕayna | plural stem + *-īna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | *ʔiṣbaʕam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| possessive forms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st person | *ʔiṣbaʕī / *ʔiṣbaʕVya | — | *ʔiṣbaʕVni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person m | *ʔiṣbaʕVka | *ʔiṣbaʕVkumā / *ʔiṣbaʕVkumay | *ʔiṣbaʕVkum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person f | *ʔiṣbaʕVki | *ʔiṣbaʕVkin(ā) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person m | *ʔiṣbaʕVšu | *ʔiṣbaʕVšumā / *ʔiṣbaʕVšumay | *ʔiṣbaʕVšum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person f | *ʔiṣbaʕVša | *ʔiṣbaʕVšin(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: *ʔiṣbaʕuya for nom. case, *ʔiṣbaʕiya for gen. case, *ʔiṣbaʕaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ʔiṣbaʕ-
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ʔiṣbaʕ-
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Femenine:
Declension of *ʔiṣbaʕ-
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | *ʔiṣbaʕum | *ʔiṣbaʕāna | *ʔiṣbaʕātum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | *ʔiṣbaʕim | *ʔiṣbaʕayna | *ʔiṣbaʕātim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | *ʔiṣbaʕam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| possessive forms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st person | *ʔiṣbaʕī / *ʔiṣbaʕVya | — | *ʔiṣbaʕVni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person m | *ʔiṣbaʕVka | *ʔiṣbaʕVkumā / *ʔiṣbaʕVkumay | *ʔiṣbaʕVkum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person f | *ʔiṣbaʕVki | *ʔiṣbaʕVkin(ā) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person m | *ʔiṣbaʕVšu | *ʔiṣbaʕVšumā / *ʔiṣbaʕVšumay | *ʔiṣbaʕVšum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person f | *ʔiṣbaʕVša | *ʔiṣbaʕVšin(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: *ʔiṣbaʕuya for nom. case, *ʔiṣbaʕiya for gen. case, *ʔiṣbaʕaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ʔiṣbaʕ-
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ʔiṣbaʕ-
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Descendants
- West Semitic:
References
- Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 45, (Internet Archive)