Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/yamīn-
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Afroasiatic *yamin- (“right hand”). Cognate with Egyptian jmn (“right, west”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*yamīn- m or f
Inflection
Declension of *yamīn-
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | *yamīnum | *yamīnāna | plural stem + *-ūna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | *yamīnim | *yamīnayna | plural stem + *-īna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | *yamīnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| possessive forms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st person | *yamīnī / *yamīnVya | — | *yamīnVni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person m | *yamīnVka | *yamīnVkumā / *yamīnVkumay | *yamīnVkum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person f | *yamīnVki | *yamīnVkin(ā) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person m | *yamīnVšu | *yamīnVšumā / *yamīnVšumay | *yamīnVšum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person f | *yamīnVša | *yamīnVšin(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: *yamīnuya for nom. case, *yamīniya for gen. case, *yamīnaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *yamīn-
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *yamīn-
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Descendants
- East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒍠 (imnum)
- West Semitic: