Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/muḫḫ-

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Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/muḫḫ-

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

*muḫḫ- m

1. (top of the) head
2. brain
3. marrow

Inflection

Declension of *muḫḫ-

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*muḫḫum	*muḫḫāna	plural stem + *-ūna
Genitive	*muḫḫim	*muḫḫayna	plural stem + *-īna
Accusative	*muḫḫam
possessive forms
1st person	*muḫḫī / *muḫḫVya	—	*muḫḫVni
2nd person m	*muḫḫVka	*muḫḫVkumā / *muḫḫVkumay	*muḫḫVkum(ū)
2nd person f	*muḫḫVki		*muḫḫVkin(ā)
3rd person m	*muḫḫVšu	*muḫḫVšumā / *muḫḫVšumay	*muḫḫVšum(ū)
3rd person f	*muḫḫVša		*muḫḫVšin(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: *muḫḫuya for nom. case, *muḫḫiya for gen. case, *muḫḫaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *muḫḫ- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *muḫḫuka *muḫḫāka plural stem + *-ūka Genitive *muḫḫika *muḫḫayka plural stem + *-īka Accusative *muḫḫaka Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *muḫḫ- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *muḫḫuki *muḫḫāki plural stem + *-ūki Genitive *muḫḫiki *muḫḫayki plural stem + *-īki Accusative *muḫḫaki

Descendants

• East Semitic:
  • Akkadian: 𒌋𒅗 (muḫḫum)
  • Eblaite: 𒈬𒄷𒌝 (mu-ḫu-um /muḫḫum/)
• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: مُخّ‎ (muḵḵ)
      • Egyptian Arabic: مخ‎ (muḵḵ)
      • Gulf Arabic: مخ‎ (muḵ)
      • Maltese: moħħ
      • Moroccan Arabic: مخ‎ (muḵḵ)
      • Kurdish:

        → Northern Kurdish: mox

        → Central Kurdish: مۆخ‎ (mox)

      • → Persian: مخ‎ (mox)
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic: מוּחָא‎ (muḥā)
        • Classical Syriac: ܡܘܚܐ‎
        • Turoyo: ܡܘܚܐ‎ (muḥo)
      • Canaanite:
        • Hebrew: מוֹחַ‎ (móakh, mốaḥ)
      • Ugaritic: 𐎎𐎈 (mḥ /muḥḥu/)