Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/kull-

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *kʷall

Etymology

    From Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔa-kʷall-.

    Noun

    *kull- m or f

    1. all
    2. every

    Inflection

    Declension of *kull-
    case singular dual plural
    nominative *kullum *kullāna plural stem + *-ūna
    accusative *kullam *kullayna plural stem + *-īna
    genitive *kullim
    possessive forms
    1st person *kullī / *kullVya *kullVni
    2nd person m *kullVka *kullVkumā / *kullVkumay *kullVkum(ū)
    2nd person f *kullVki *kullVkin(ā)
    3rd person m *kullVšu *kullVšumā / *kullVšumay *kullVšum(ū)
    3rd person f *kullVša *kullVšin(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: *kulluya for nom. case, *kulliya for gen. case, *kullaya for acc. case, etc.

    Descendants

    • East Semitic:
      • Akkadian: kalûm (kalûm), 𒆕𒀀𒁉
    • West Semitic:
      • Central Semitic:
        • Arabic: كُلّ (kull)
        • Northwest Semitic:
          • Aramaic:
          • Canaanite:
            • Ugaritic: 𐎋𐎍 (kl)
            • Phoenician: 𐤊𐤋 (kl)
            • Hebrew: כֹּל (kol)
      • Ethiopian Semitic:
        • Ge'ez: ኵል (kʷəll)