Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ṯūm-

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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

Noun

*ṯūm- m

  1. garlic

Inflection

Declension of *ṯūm-
Case Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *ṯūmum *ṯūmāna plural stem + *-ūna
Genitive *ṯūmim *ṯūmayna plural stem + *-īna
Accusative *ṯūmam
possessive forms
1st person *ṯūmī / *ṯūmVya — *ṯūmVni
2nd person m *ṯūmVka *ṯūmVkumā / *ṯūmVkumay *ṯūmVkum(ū)
2nd person f *ṯūmVki *ṯūmVkin(ā)
3rd person m *ṯūmVšu *ṯūmVšumā / *ṯūmVšumay *ṯūmVšum(ū)
3rd person f *ṯūmVša *ṯūmVšin(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: *ṯūmuya for nom. case, *ṯūmiya for gen. case, *ṯūmaya for acc. case, etc.

Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ṯūm-
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *ṯūmuka *ṯūmāka plural stem + *-ūka
Genitive *ṯūmika *ṯūmayka plural stem + *-īka
Accusative *ṯūmaka
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ṯūm-
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *ṯūmuki *ṯūmāki plural stem + *-ūki
Genitive *ṯūmiki *ṯūmayki plural stem + *-īki
Accusative *ṯūmaki

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒋧 (šūmū)
  • West Semitic:

References

  1. ^ van Putten, Marijn (2017) “The illusory Yemenite connection of Andalusi Arabic”, in Zeitschrift für Arabische Linguistik‎, volume 66, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →DOI, page 10
  2. ^ Kogan, Leonid (2011) “Proto-Semitic Lexicon”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 203
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