Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/barr-
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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
From Proto-Afroasiatic *bur-.
Noun
*barr- m
Inflection
Declension of *barr-
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | *barrum | *barrāna | plural stem + *-ūna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | *barrim | *barrayna | plural stem + *-īna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | *barram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| possessive forms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st person | *barrī / *barrVya | — | *barrVni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person m | *barrVka | *barrVkumā / *barrVkumay | *barrVkum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person f | *barrVki | *barrVkin(ā) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person m | *barrVšu | *barrVšumā / *barrVšumay | *barrVšum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person f | *barrVša | *barrVšin(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: *barruya for nom. case, *barriya for gen. case, *barraya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *barr-
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *barr-
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