Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/biʔr-

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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

Noun

*biʔr- m

  1. a well

Inflection

Declension of *biʔr-
case singular dual plural
nominative *biʔrum *biʔrāna plural stem + *-ūna
accusative *biʔram *biʔrayna plural stem + *-īna
genitive *biʔrim
possessive forms
1st person *biʔrī / *biʔrVya — *biʔrVni
2nd person m *biʔrVka *biʔrVkumā / *biʔrVkumay *biʔrVkum(ū)
2nd person f *biʔrVki *biʔrVkin(ā)
3rd person m *biʔrVšu *biʔrVšumā / *biʔrVšumay *biʔrVšum(ū)
3rd person f *biʔrVša *biʔrVšin(ā)

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: *biʔruya for nom. case, *biʔriya for gen. case, *biʔraya for acc. case, etc.

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒁍𒌨𒋾 (bīrtum)
  • West Semitic:

References

  • 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 192
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