Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/śaʕr-

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

Noun

*śaʕr- m

1. hair

Inflection

Declension of *śaʕr-

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*śaʕrum	*śaʕrāna	plural stem + *-ūna
Genitive	*śaʕrim	*śaʕrayna	plural stem + *-īna
Accusative	*śaʕram
possessive forms
1st person	*śaʕrī / *śaʕrVya	—	*śaʕrVni
2nd person m	*śaʕrVka	*śaʕrVkumā / *śaʕrVkumay	*śaʕrVkum(ū)
2nd person f	*śaʕrVki		*śaʕrVkin(ā)
3rd person m	*śaʕrVšu	*śaʕrVšumā / *śaʕrVšumay	*śaʕrVšum(ū)
3rd person f	*śaʕrVša		*śaʕrVšin(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: *śaʕruya for nom. case, *śaʕriya for gen. case, *śaʕraya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *śaʕr- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *śaʕruka *śaʕrāka plural stem + *-ūka Genitive *śaʕrika *śaʕrayka plural stem + *-īka Accusative *śaʕraka Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *śaʕr- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *śaʕruki *śaʕrāki plural stem + *-ūki Genitive *śaʕriki *śaʕrayki plural stem + *-īki Accusative *śaʕraki

Descendants

• East Semitic:
  • Akkadian: 𒊬𒌈 f (šārtum)
• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: شَعْر m (šaʕr)
      • Gulf Arabic: شعر (šaʕar)
      • Maltese: xagħar
      • Moroccan Arabic: شعر (šʕar), شعرة (šaʕra)
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic:
        • Classical Syriac: ܣܰܥܪܳܐ m (saʿrā)
      • Canaanite:
        • Hebrew: שֵׂעָר m (se'ár, śēʿār)
      • Ugaritic: 𐎌𐎓𐎗𐎚 (šʿrt /⁠šaʿratu⁠/, “wool”)
  • Ethiopian Semitic:
    • Amharic: ፀጉር (ṣ́ägur)
    • Ge'ez: ጸጕር (ṣägʷr)