Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/šinn-

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

From Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognate with Proto-Berber *a-sen and Polci šĩn.

Noun

*šinn- f

1. tooth

Inflection

Declension of *šinn-

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*šinnum	*šinnāna	plural stem + *-ūna
Genitive	*šinnim	*šinnayna	plural stem + *-īna
Accusative	*šinnam
possessive forms
1st person	*šinnī / *šinnVya	—	*šinnVni
2nd person m	*šinnVka	*šinnVkumā / *šinnVkumay	*šinnVkum(ū)
2nd person f	*šinnVki		*šinnVkin(ā)
3rd person m	*šinnVšu	*šinnVšumā / *šinnVšumay	*šinnVšum(ū)
3rd person f	*šinnVša		*šinnVšin(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: *šinnuya for nom. case, *šinniya for gen. case, *šinnaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *šinn- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *šinnuka *šinnāka plural stem + *-ūka Genitive *šinnika *šinnayka plural stem + *-īka Accusative *šinnaka Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *šinn- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *šinnuki *šinnāki plural stem + *-ūki Genitive *šinniki *šinnayki plural stem + *-īki Accusative *šinnaki

Declension of *šinn-

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*šinnum	*šinnāna	*šinnātum
Genitive	*šinnim	*šinnayna	*šinnātim
Accusative	*šinnam
possessive forms
1st person	*šinnī / *šinnVya	—	*šinnVni
2nd person m	*šinnVka	*šinnVkumā / *šinnVkumay	*šinnVkum(ū)
2nd person f	*šinnVki		*šinnVkin(ā)
3rd person m	*šinnVšu	*šinnVšumā / *šinnVšumay	*šinnVšum(ū)
3rd person f	*šinnVša		*šinnVšin(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: *šinnuya for nom. case, *šinniya for gen. case, *šinnaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *šinn- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *šinnuka *šinnāka *šinnātuka Genitive *šinnika *šinnayka *šinnātika Accusative *šinnaka Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *šinn- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *šinnuki *šinnāki *šinnātuki Genitive *šinniki *šinnayki *šinnātiki Accusative *šinnaki

Descendants

• East Semitic:
  • Akkadian: 𒅗 (šinnum)
  • Eblaite: 𒋛𒉡𒌝 (si-nu-um /⁠šinnum⁠/), 𒋛𒈾𒌈 (si-na-tum /⁠šinnātum⁠/)
• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: سِنّ (sinn)
      • Gulf Arabic: سِنّ (senn)
      • Maltese: sinna
      • Moroccan Arabic: سنة (sanna)
      • South Levantine Arabic: سن (sinn)
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic: שִנָא (šinā’)
        • Classical Syriac: ܫܺܢܳܐ (šinā’)
      • Canaanite:
        • Biblical Hebrew: שֵׁן (šēn)
          • → Israeli Hebrew: שֵׁן (shén)
      • Ugaritic: 𐎌𐎐 (šn /⁠šinnu⁠/)
  • Ethiopian Semitic:
    • Tigrinya: ስኒ (səni)
    • Argobba: ስን (sǝn)
    • Ge'ez: ስን (sən)
    • Harari: ስን (sən)