Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/kariś-

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

*kariś- f

paunch, belly

Inflection

Declension of *kariś-
case	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kariśum	*kariśāna	*kariśātum
accusative	*kariśam	*kariśayna	*kariśātim
genitive	*kariśim	*kariśayna	*kariśātim

possessive forms
1^st person	kariśī / kariśVya	—	*kariśVni
2^nd person m	*kariśVka	kariśVkumā / kariśVkumay	*kariśVkum(ū)
2^nd person f	*kariśVki	kariśVkumā / kariśVkumay	*kariśVkin(ā)
3^rd person m	*kariśVšu	kariśVšumā / kariśVšumay	*kariśVšum(ū)
3^rd person f	*kariśVša	kariśVšumā / kariśVšumay	*kariśVšin(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: *kariśuya for nom. case, *kariśiya for gen. case, *kariśaya for acc. case, etc.

Descendants

East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒍜𒊮 (karšum, “innards; stomach; epigastrium; rumen”)
West Semitic:
- Central Semitic:
  - Arabic: كَرِش (kariš, “rumen, fack”)
    - Gulf Arabic: كَرْش (karš, “paunch”)
    - Maltese: kirxa
  - Northwest Semitic:
    - Aramaic:
      Classical Syriac: ܟܱ݁ܪܣܳܐ (karsā)
      
      Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: כַּרְסָא (karsā)
    - Canaanite:
      - Hebrew: כָּרֵשׂ (kārēś, “belly”), כֶּרֶס (kéres, “belly”)
    - Ugaritic: 𐎋𐎗𐎒 (krs /⁠karisu⁠/, “stomach, belly”)
- Ethiopian Semitic:
  - Ge'ez: ከርሥ (kärś, “belly, womb”)