Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/piry-

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

*piry- m

1. fruit

Inflection

Declension of *piry-

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*piryum	*piryāna	plural stem + *-ūna
Genitive	*piryim	*piryayna	plural stem + *-īna
Accusative	*piryam
possessive forms
1st person	*piryī / *piryVya	—	*piryVni
2nd person m	*piryVka	*piryVkumā / *piryVkumay	*piryVkum(ū)
2nd person f	*piryVki		*piryVkin(ā)
3rd person m	*piryVšu	*piryVšumā / *piryVšumay	*piryVšum(ū)
3rd person f	*piryVša		*piryVšin(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: *piryuya for nom. case, *piryiya for gen. case, *piryaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *piry- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *piryuka *piryāka plural stem + *-ūka Genitive *piryika *piryayka plural stem + *-īka Accusative *piryaka Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *piry- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *piryuki *piryāki plural stem + *-ūki Genitive *piryiki *piryayki plural stem + *-īki Accusative *piryaki

Descendants

• West Semitic:
  • Northwest Semitic:
    • Canaanite:
      • Hebrew: פְּרִי (p'rí, pərî)
      • Ugaritic: 𐎔𐎗 (pr /⁠pirū⁠/)
  • Ethiopian Semitic:
    • Ge'ez: ፍሬ (fəre)