Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/bint-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *bin- (“son”) + *-t (feminine suffix)

Noun

*bint-

daughter

Inflection

Declension of *bint-

possessive forms
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*bintu(m)	*bintā(ni)	*banū(na)
Genitive	*binti(m)	*bintay(ni)	*banī(na)
Accusative	*binta(m)	*bintay(ni)	*banī(na)
1st c. sg. (my)	bintiya	1st c. pl. (our)	bintVnā
2nd m. sg. (your)	bintVkā	2nd m. pl. (your)	bintVkumū
2nd f. sg. (your)	bintVkī	2nd f. pl. (your)	bintVkinnā
3rd m. sg. (his)	bintVhū	3rd m. pl. (their)	bintVhummū
3rd f. sg. (her)	bintVšā	3rd f. pl. (their)	bintVšinnā

Descendants

Akkadian: 𒉿𒉡𒌅 (bìntu)
Arabic: بِنْت‎ f (bint), اِبْنَة‎ f (ibna); بَنَات‎ f pl (banāt)
- Maltese: bint
- → English: bint
Hebrew: בַּת‎ m (baṯ), בִּתּ־‎ (bitt-); בָּנוֹת‎ f pl (bānōṯ)
Old South Arabian: 𐩨𐩬𐩩‎ (bnt)
Ugaritic: 𐎁𐎚 (bt) /bittu/

Onomastics and borrowed terms

From Common Semitic *bint-:

From Common Semitic *bin-:

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