Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ḥiṣ́n-

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Proto-Semitic

Noun

*ḥiṣ́n- m

  1. bosom, lap

Inflection

Declension of *ḥiṣ́n-
case singular dual plural
nominative *ḥiṣ́num *ḥiṣ́nāna plural stem + *-ūna
accusative *ḥiṣ́nam *ḥiṣ́nayna plural stem + *-īna
genitive *ḥiṣ́nim
possessive forms
1st person *ḥiṣ́nī / *ḥiṣ́nVya — *ḥiṣ́nVni
2nd person m *ḥiṣ́nVka *ḥiṣ́nVkumā / *ḥiṣ́nVkumay *ḥiṣ́nVkum(ū)
2nd person f *ḥiṣ́nVki *ḥiṣ́nVkin(ā)
3rd person m *ḥiṣ́nVšu *ḥiṣ́nVšumā / *ḥiṣ́nVšumay *ḥiṣ́nVšum(ū)
3rd person f *ḥiṣ́nVša *ḥiṣ́nVšin(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: *ḥiṣ́nuya for nom. case, *ḥiṣ́niya for gen. case, *ḥiṣ́naya for acc. case, etc.

Descendants

  • West Semitic:
    • Central Semitic:
      • Arabic: حِضْن (ḥiḍn)
      • Northwest Semitic:
        • Aramaic:
          Classical Syriac: ܚܢܐ (ḥannā)
        • Canaanite
          • Hebrew: חֹצֶן (ħóṣen)
    • Ethiopian Semitic:

References

  • Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 226, [1]
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