Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/dam-

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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 *dam- (blood).

    Noun

    *dam- m

    1. blood

    Inflection

    Declension of *dam-
    case singular dual plural
    nominative *damum *damāna plural stem + *-ūna
    accusative *damam *damayna plural stem + *-īna
    genitive *damim
    possessive forms
    1st person *damī / *damVya *damVni
    2nd person m *damVka *damVkumā / *damVkumay *damVkum(ū)
    2nd person f *damVki *damVkin(ā)
    3rd person m *damVšu *damVšumā / *damVšumay *damVšum(ū)
    3rd person f *damVša *damVšin(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: *damuya for nom. case, *damiya for gen. case, *damaya for acc. case, etc.

    Descendants

    • East Semitic:
      • Akkadian: 𒁁 (dāmum)
    • West Semitic: