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Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/šabʕ-
Proto-Semitic
Alternative reconstructions
- *sₓabʕ-
Etymology
Synchronically from Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ (“seven”). Compare with Egyptian sfḫw and Proto-Berber *saβ (whence Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⴰ (sa)).
Usage notes
This number exhibited chiastic concord (gender polarity), in which masculine forms were used to agree with feminine nouns, and feminine forms with masculine nouns.
Inflection
Declension of *šabʕ-
Case | m | f |
---|---|---|
Nominative | *šabʕum | *šabʕatum |
Genitive | *šabʕim | *šabʕatim |
Accusative | *šabʕam | *šabʕatam |
Descendants
References
- Huehnergard, John (2019), “Proto-Semitic”, in Huehnergard, John and Na'ama Pat-El, editors, The Semitic Languages, 2nd edition, Routledge, →ISBN, page 61
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