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Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/dubb-

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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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Etymology

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Perhaps related to Egyptian db (hippopotamus) and Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴱⴰⴱⴱⵓⵥ (ababbuẓ, bear).

Noun

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*dubb- m

  1. bear

Inflection

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Declension of *dubb-
case singular dual plural
nominative *dubbum *dubbāna plural stem + *-ūna
accusative *dubbam *dubbayna plural stem + *-īna
genitive *dubbim
possessive forms
1st person *dubbī / *dubbVya *dubbVni
2nd person m *dubbVka *dubbVkumā / *dubbVkumay *dubbVkum(ū)
2nd person f *dubbVki *dubbVkin(ā)
3rd person m *dubbVšu *dubbVšumā / *dubbVšumay *dubbVšum(ū)
3rd person f *dubbVša *dubbVšin(ā)

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: *dubbuya for nom. case, *dubbiya for gen. case, *dubbaya for acc. case, etc.

Descendants

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  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒁕𒁍𒌝 (dabûm)
  • West Semitic: