Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/tall-
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/tall-. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/tall-, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/tall- in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/tall- you have here. The definition of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/tall- will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofReconstruction:Proto-Semitic/tall-, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
 |
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 *tVl- (“hill”). Possibly cognate with Proto-Berber *a-drar (see Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ (adrar) for more), Oromo tulluu and Hausa tsaunī̀.
Noun
*tall- m
Inflection
Declension of *tall-
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *tallum | *tallāna | plural stem + *-ūna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | *tallim | *tallayna | plural stem + *-īna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | *tallam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| possessive forms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st person | *tallī / *tallVya | — | *tallVni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person m | *tallVka | *tallVkumā / *tallVkumay | *tallVkum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person f | *tallVki | *tallVkin(ā) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person m | *tallVšu | *tallVšumā / *tallVšumay | *tallVšum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person f | *tallVša | *tallVšin(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: *talluya for nom. case, *talliya for gen. case, *tallaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *tall-
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *tall-
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Descendants
- East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒇯 (tīlum, tillum)
- West Semitic:
- Central Semitic:
- Arabic: تَلّ (tall)
- Northwest Semitic:
- Central Semitic:
References
- “tl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19), Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 108