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Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/kalb-
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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
Tentatively from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *kul- (“dog”). Diakonoff argues that the *b of the root is likely a fossilized nominal class suffix *-(a)b- pertaining to “harmful animals”, comparing Proto-Afro-Asiatic *ǯiʾ-b- (“wolf, jackal”) (Proto-Semitic *ðiʾb-) as well as Proto-Semitic *ʿaqr-ab- (“scorpion”), *θaʿl-ab- (“fox”), *dub-b, *dab-b- (“bear”) and *ʾarn-ab- (“hare”).[1]
Inflection
Declension of *kalb-
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kalbu(m) | *kalbā(ni) | *kalabū(na) |
| Genitive | *kalbi(m) | *kalbay(ni) | *kalabī(na) |
| Accusative | *kalba(m) | *kalbay(ni) | *kalabī(na) |
| possessive forms | |||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | kalbiya | 1st c. pl. (our) | kalbVnā |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | kalbVkā | 2nd m. pl. (your) | kalbVkumū |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | kalbVkī | 2nd f. pl. (your) | kalbVkinnā |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | kalbVhū | 3rd m. pl. (their) | kalbVhummū |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | kalbVšā | 3rd f. pl. (their) | kalbVšinnā |
Descendants
References
- Diakonoff, Igor M. (1988) Afrasian Languages (Languages of Asia and Africa), Moscow: Nauka, page 57.
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