Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ḥimār-

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

Perhaps related to *muhr-, with metathesis and variation between *ḥ and *h.

Noun

*ḥimār- m

1. donkey

Inflection

Declension of *ḥimār-

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*ḥimārum	*ḥimārāna	plural stem + *-ūna
Genitive	*ḥimārim	*ḥimārayna	plural stem + *-īna
Accusative	*ḥimāram
possessive forms
1st person	*ḥimārī / *ḥimārVya	—	*ḥimārVni
2nd person m	*ḥimārVka	*ḥimārVkumā / *ḥimārVkumay	*ḥimārVkum(ū)
2nd person f	*ḥimārVki		*ḥimārVkin(ā)
3rd person m	*ḥimārVšu	*ḥimārVšumā / *ḥimārVšumay	*ḥimārVšum(ū)
3rd person f	*ḥimārVša		*ḥimārVšin(ā)
Note: the endings -m and -na are dropped in the bound form, which may also undergo syncopation of an unstressed final vowel where possible. Note: the ending -V before the possessive endings responds to case: *ḥimāruya for nom. case, *ḥimāriya for gen. case, *ḥimāraya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ḥimār- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *ḥimāruka *ḥimārāka plural stem + *-ūka Genitive *ḥimārika *ḥimārayka plural stem + *-īka Accusative *ḥimāraka Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ḥimār- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *ḥimāruki *ḥimārāki plural stem + *-ūki Genitive *ḥimāriki *ḥimārayki plural stem + *-īki Accusative *ḥimāraki

See also

• *ʔatān-

Descendants

• East Semitic:
  • Akkadian: 𒀲 (imērum)
• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: حِمَار (ḥimār)
      • Egyptian Arabic: حمار (ḥumār, ḥmār)
      • Gulf Arabic: حمار (ḥmār)
      • Hijazi Arabic: حُمار (ḥumār)
      • Maltese: ħmar
      • Moroccan Arabic: حمار (ḥmār)
      • North Levantine Arabic: حمار (ḥmār)
      • → Malay: himar
      • Ottoman Turkish: حمار
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic:
      • Imperial Aramaic: 𐡇𐡌𐡓 (ḥmārā)
      • Aramaic: חְמָרָא (ḥmārā)
      • Syriac: ܚܡܳܪܳܐ (ḥmārā, ḥemrā)
      • Canaanite:
        • Hebrew: חֲמוֹר (khamór, ḥămôr)
    • Ugaritic: 𐎈𐎎𐎗 (ḥmr /⁠ḥimāru⁠/)
  • Old South Arabian:
    • Sabaean: 𐩢𐩣𐩧 (ḥmr)
    • Minaean: 𐩢𐩣𐩧 (ḥmr)