Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ṭaḥan-

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

Verb

*ṭaḥan-

  1. to grind, to crush

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ṭaḥan- (paʕala)
verbal noun *ṭaḥn-
active participle *ṭāḥin-
passive participle *ṭaḥīn-, *ṭaḥūn-
singular dual plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m *ṭaḥanku *ṭaḥanka *ṭaḥana *ṭaḥankayā *ṭaḥankā *ṭaḥanā *ṭaḥanna *ṭaḥankanu *ṭaḥanū
f *ṭaḥanki *ṭaḥanat *ṭaḥanatā *ṭaḥankina *ṭaḥanā
imperfect m *ʔaṭḥan *taṭḥan *yiṭḥan *taṭḥanā *yaṭḥanā *niṭḥan *taṭḥanū *yiṭḥanū
f *taṭḥanī *taṭḥan *taṭḥanā *taṭḥanā *yiṭḥanā
imperative m *ṭaḥan *ṭaḥanā *ṭaḥanū
f *ṭaḥanī *ṭaḥanā

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒄯 (ṭênum)
  • West Semitic:
    • Central Semitic:
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic: טְחֵן (təḥēn)
        • Classical Syriac: ܛܚܶܢ (təḥen)
      • Canaanite:
      • Ugaritic: 𐎉𐎈𐎐 (ṭḥn /⁠ṭaḥana⁠/)
    • Southern Semitic:
      • Old South Arabian: 𐩷𐩢𐩬 (ṭḥn)
      • Ethiopian Semitic:
        • Ge'ez: ጠሐነ (ṭäḥänä)
        • Harari: ጠሓና (ṭäḥana)
        • Tigrinya: ጠሓነ (ṭäḥanä)