Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ḥamaṣ́-

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

Perhaps *ḥamṣ́- (sour) is the original of this root.

Verb

*ḥamaṣ́-

  1. to be or become sour, to be acid to the taste sense

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ḥamaṣ́- (paʕala)
verbal noun *ḥamṣ́-
active participle *ḥāmiṣ́-
passive participle *ḥamīṣ́-, *ḥamūṣ́-
singular dual plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m *ḥamaṣ́ku *ḥamaṣ́ka *ḥamaṣ́a *ḥamaṣ́kayā *ḥamaṣ́kā *ḥamaṣ́ā *ḥamaṣ́na *ḥamaṣ́kanu *ḥamaṣ́ū
f *ḥamaṣ́ki *ḥamaṣ́at *ḥamaṣ́atā *ḥamaṣ́kina *ḥamaṣ́ā
imperfect m *ʔaḥmiṣ́ *taḥmiṣ́ *yiḥmiṣ́ *taḥmiṣ́ā *yaḥmiṣ́ā *niḥmiṣ́ *taḥmiṣ́ū *yiḥmiṣ́ū
f *taḥmiṣ́ī *taḥmiṣ́ *taḥmiṣ́ā *taḥmiṣ́ā *yiḥmiṣ́ā
imperative m *ḥamiṣ́ *ḥamiṣ́ā *ḥamiṣ́ū
f *ḥamiṣ́ī *ḥamiṣ́ā

Descendants

  • West Semitic:
    • Central Semitic:
      • Arabic: حَمُضَ (ḥamuḍa), حَمِضَ (ḥamiḍa)
      • Northwest Semitic:
        • Aramaic:
          • Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: חֲמַע
          • Christian Palestinian Aramaic: ܚܡܰܥ
          • Jewish Literary Aramaic: חֲמַע (ḥămaʿ)
          • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: חֳמַץ (ḥămaṣ)
          • Classical Syriac: ܚܡܰܥ (ḥəmaʿ), ܚܡܰܨ (ḥəmaṣ)
        • Ugaritic: 𐎈𐎎𐎕 (ḥmṣ /⁠ḥamaṣa⁠/)