Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ṣ́aʔn-

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

*ṣ́aʔn- m or f

small cattle, especially sheep

Inflection

Declension of *ṣ́aʔn-

Case

Singular

Dual

Plural

Nominative

*ṣ́aʔnum

*ṣ́aʔnāna

plural stem + *-ūna

Genitive

*ṣ́aʔnim

*ṣ́aʔnayna

plural stem + *-īna

Accusative

*ṣ́aʔnam

possessive forms

1st person

*ṣ́aʔnī / *ṣ́aʔnVya

—

*ṣ́aʔnVni

2nd person m

*ṣ́aʔnVka

*ṣ́aʔnVkumā / *ṣ́aʔnVkumay

*ṣ́aʔnVkum(ū)

2nd person f

*ṣ́aʔnVki

*ṣ́aʔnVkin(ā)

3rd person m

*ṣ́aʔnVšu

*ṣ́aʔnVšumā / *ṣ́aʔnVšumay

*ṣ́aʔnVšum(ū)

3rd person f

*ṣ́aʔnVša

*ṣ́aʔnVšin(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: *ṣ́aʔnuya for nom. case, *ṣ́aʔniya for gen. case, *ṣ́aʔnaya for acc. case, etc.

Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ṣ́aʔn-

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*ṣ́aʔnuka	*ṣ́aʔnāka	plural stem + *-ūka
Genitive	*ṣ́aʔnika	*ṣ́aʔnayka	plural stem + *-īka
Accusative	*ṣ́aʔnaka	*ṣ́aʔnayka	plural stem + *-īka

Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ṣ́aʔn-

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*ṣ́aʔnuki	*ṣ́aʔnāki	plural stem + *-ūki
Genitive	*ṣ́aʔniki	*ṣ́aʔnayki	plural stem + *-īki
Accusative	*ṣ́aʔnaki	*ṣ́aʔnayki	plural stem + *-īki

Descendants

East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒇇𒇻𒄭𒀀 (ṣēnum)
West Semitic:
- Central Semitic:
  - Arabic: ضَأْن (ḍaʔn)
  - Northwest Semitic:
    - Aramaic:
      Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: עָנָא (ʿānā)
      
      Classical Syriac: ܥܳܢܳܐ (ʿānā)
    - Canaanite
      - Hebrew: צֹאן (tsón, ṣōʾn)
    - Ugaritic: 𐎕𐎛𐎐 (ṣỉn /⁠ṣiʾnu⁠/)
  - Old South Arabian
    - Old South Arabian: 𐩼𐩱𐩬 (ẓʾn)
- Ethiopian Semitic:
  - Amharic: ሕፃን (ḥəṣ́an)
  - Ge'ez: ሕፃን (ḥəṣ́an)
  - Tigrinya: ሕፃን (ḥəṣ́an)

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 205

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.