Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʔuḏn-

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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

A possible, although irregular, relationship has been suggested with Egyptian

sDm

(jdn).

Noun

*ʔuḏn- f

  1. ear

Inflection

Declension of *ʔuḏn-
Case Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *ʔuḏnum *ʔuḏnāna plural stem + *-ūna
Genitive *ʔuḏnim *ʔuḏnayna plural stem + *-īna
Accusative *ʔuḏnam
possessive forms
1st person *ʔuḏnī / *ʔuḏnVya — *ʔuḏnVni
2nd person m *ʔuḏnVka *ʔuḏnVkumā / *ʔuḏnVkumay *ʔuḏnVkum(ū)
2nd person f *ʔuḏnVki *ʔuḏnVkin(ā)
3rd person m *ʔuḏnVšu *ʔuḏnVšumā / *ʔuḏnVšumay *ʔuḏnVšum(ū)
3rd person f *ʔuḏnVša *ʔuḏnVšin(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: *ʔuḏnuya for nom. case, *ʔuḏniya for gen. case, *ʔuḏnaya for acc. case, etc.

Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ʔuḏn-
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *ʔuḏnuka *ʔuḏnāka plural stem + *-ūka
Genitive *ʔuḏnika *ʔuḏnayka plural stem + *-īka
Accusative *ʔuḏnaka
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ʔuḏn-
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *ʔuḏnuki *ʔuḏnāki plural stem + *-ūki
Genitive *ʔuḏniki *ʔuḏnayki plural stem + *-īki
Accusative *ʔuḏnaki
Declension of *ʔuḏn-
Case Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *ʔuḏnum *ʔuḏnāna *ʔuḏnātum
Genitive *ʔuḏnim *ʔuḏnayna *ʔuḏnātim
Accusative *ʔuḏnam
possessive forms
1st person *ʔuḏnī / *ʔuḏnVya — *ʔuḏnVni
2nd person m *ʔuḏnVka *ʔuḏnVkumā / *ʔuḏnVkumay *ʔuḏnVkum(ū)
2nd person f *ʔuḏnVki *ʔuḏnVkin(ā)
3rd person m *ʔuḏnVšu *ʔuḏnVšumā / *ʔuḏnVšumay *ʔuḏnVšum(ū)
3rd person f *ʔuḏnVša *ʔuḏnVšin(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: *ʔuḏnuya for nom. case, *ʔuḏniya for gen. case, *ʔuḏnaya for acc. case, etc.

Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ʔuḏn-
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *ʔuḏnuka *ʔuḏnāka *ʔuḏnātuka
Genitive *ʔuḏnika *ʔuḏnayka *ʔuḏnātika
Accusative *ʔuḏnaka
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ʔuḏn-
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *ʔuḏnuki *ʔuḏnāki *ʔuḏnātuki
Genitive *ʔuḏniki *ʔuḏnayki *ʔuḏnātiki
Accusative *ʔuḏnaki

Descendants

References

  • Militarev, Alexander, Kogan, Leonid (2000) Semitic Etymological Dictionary, volumes I: Anatomy of Man and Animals, Münster: Ugarit-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 6–7 Nr. 4
  • Kogan, Leonid (2015) Genealogical Classification of Semitic. The Lexical Isoglosses, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
  • 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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