Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/yanaḳ-

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

From Proto-Afroasiatic *nuuk, found in causative Egyptian snq (“to suckle”) and Somali nuug / dhuuq (“to suck”), Rendille nuuga (“to suck”), Afar angu (“breast”), Jiiddu eenge (“breast”), Saho angu (“breast”), Iraqw isaangw (“nipple, breast”), Sidamo unuuna (“breast”), and possibly Hausa nono (“breast”).

Verb

*yanaḳ- (prefix conjugation *yiyniḳ-)

  1. to suck

Conjugation

Conjugation of *yanaḳ- (paʕala)
verbal noun *-
active participle *yāniḳ-
passive participle *yanīḳ-, *yanūḳ-
singular dual plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m *yanaḳku *yanaḳka *yanaḳa *yanaḳkayā *yanaḳkā *yanaḳā *yanaḳna *yanaḳkanu *yanaḳū
f *yanaḳki *yanaḳat *yanaḳatā *yanaḳkina *yanaḳā
imperfect m *ʔayniḳ *tayniḳ *yiyniḳ *tayniḳā *yayniḳā *niyniḳ *tayniḳū *yiyniḳū
f *tayniḳī *tayniḳ *tayniḳā *tayniḳā *yiyniḳā
imperative m *yaniḳ *yaniḳā *yaniḳū
f *yaniḳī *yaniḳā

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒂊𒉈𒆪 (/⁠enēqu⁠/)
  • West Semitic:
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