Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/lišān-

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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

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Alternative forms

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  • *liššān-
  • *lašān-

Etymology

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From Proto-Afroasiatic *lis- (tongue) with the nominal suffix +‎ *-ān-. Cognate with Proto-Berber *iləs, Egyptian ns, and Proto-Chadic (whence Hausa harshe).

Noun

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*lišān- m or f

  1. tongue
  2. language

Inflection

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Masculine:

Feminine:

Derived terms

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  • *liš-ān-u-m
    • East Semitic:
      • Akkadian: 𒅴 (lišānum)
      • Eblaite: 𒇷𒊓𒉡 (lišānum)
    • Arabic: لِسَانٌ (lisānun)
  • *lišš-ān-u-m
  • *laš-ān-u-m