Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/šamn-

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

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⵎⵙ (ims).

Noun

*šamn- m

  1. fat (foodstuff)

Inflection

Declension of *šamn-
case singular dual plural
nominative *šamnum *šamnāna plural stem + *-ūna
accusative *šamnam *šamnayna plural stem + *-īna
genitive *šamnim
possessive forms
1st person *šamnī / *šamnVya — *šamnVni
2nd person m *šamnVka *šamnVkumā / *šamnVkumay *šamnVkum(ū)
2nd person f *šamnVki *šamnVkin(ā)
3rd person m *šamnVšu *šamnVšumā / *šamnVšumay *šamnVšum(ū)
3rd person f *šamnVša *šamnVšin(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: *šamnuya for nom. case, *šamniya for gen. case, *šamnaya for acc. case, etc.

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒉌𒄑 (šamnum)
  • West Semitic:

References

  • Kogan, Leonid (2015) Genealogical Classification of Semitic. The Lexical Isoglosses, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
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