Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʔimm-
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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 forms
Etymology
From Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔam, ultimately an onomatopoeic nursery word. Cognate with Egyptian mwt and Proto-Berber *ʔamm (whence Central Atlas Tamazight ⵎⵎⴰ (mma)).
Noun
*ʔimm- f (plural *ʔimmahāt-)
Inflection
Declension of *ʔimm-
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | *ʔimmum | *ʔimmāna | *ʔimmahātum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | *ʔimmim | *ʔimmayna | *ʔimmahātim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | *ʔimmam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| possessive forms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st person | *ʔimmī / *ʔimmVya | — | *ʔimmVni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person m | *ʔimmVka | *ʔimmVkumā / *ʔimmVkumay | *ʔimmVkum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person f | *ʔimmVki | *ʔimmVkin(ā) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person m | *ʔimmVšu | *ʔimmVšumā / *ʔimmVšumay | *ʔimmVšum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person f | *ʔimmVša | *ʔimmVšin(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: *ʔimmuya for nom. case, *ʔimmiya for gen. case, *ʔimmaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ʔimm-
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ʔimm-
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Coordinate terms
Descendants
- East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒂼 (ummum)
- West Semitic:
- Central Semitic:
- Arabic: أُمّ (ʔumm)
- Northwest Semitic:
- Aramaic:
- Imperial Aramaic: 𐡀𐡌𐡀 (ʾmʾ)
- Palmyrene Aramaic: 𐡠𐡬𐡠 (ʾmʾ)
- Hatran Aramaic: 𐣠𐣬𐣠
- Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢁𐢓𐢀
- Christian Palestinian Aramaic: ܐܺܡܴ݁ܐ, ܐܺܝܡܴ݁ܐ (ʾimmā)
- Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אִמָּה (ʾimmā) אִמָּא (ʾimmā)
- Classical Syriac: ܐܺܡܴ݀݁ܐ (ʾimmā)
- Canaanite:
- Ugaritic: 𐎜𐎎 (ủm /ʾummu/)
- Aramaic:
- Old South Arabian:
- Ethiopian Semitic:
- Central Semitic: