< Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic
Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʕaṯ̣m-
Proto-Semitic
Noun
*ʕaṯ̣m- m or f
- bone
Inflection
Masculine:
Declension of *ʕaṯ̣m-
Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | *ʕaṯ̣mum | *ʕaṯ̣māna | plural stem + *-ūna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | *ʕaṯ̣mim | *ʕaṯ̣mayna | plural stem + *-īna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accusative | *ʕaṯ̣mam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
possessive forms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st person | *ʕaṯ̣mī / *ʕaṯ̣mVya | — | *ʕaṯ̣mVni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd person m | *ʕaṯ̣mVka | *ʕaṯ̣mVkumā / *ʕaṯ̣mVkumay | *ʕaṯ̣mVkum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd person f | *ʕaṯ̣mVki | *ʕaṯ̣mVkin(ā) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd person m | *ʕaṯ̣mVšu | *ʕaṯ̣mVšumā / *ʕaṯ̣mVšumay | *ʕaṯ̣mVšum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd person f | *ʕaṯ̣mVša | *ʕaṯ̣mVšin(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: *ʕaṯ̣muya for nom. case, *ʕaṯ̣miya for gen. case, *ʕaṯ̣maya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ʕaṯ̣m-
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ʕaṯ̣m-
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Femenine:
Declension of *ʕaṯ̣m-
Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | *ʕaṯ̣mum | *ʕaṯ̣māna | *ʕaṯ̣mātum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | *ʕaṯ̣mim | *ʕaṯ̣mayna | *ʕaṯ̣mātim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accusative | *ʕaṯ̣mam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
possessive forms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st person | *ʕaṯ̣mī / *ʕaṯ̣mVya | — | *ʕaṯ̣mVni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd person m | *ʕaṯ̣mVka | *ʕaṯ̣mVkumā / *ʕaṯ̣mVkumay | *ʕaṯ̣mVkum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd person f | *ʕaṯ̣mVki | *ʕaṯ̣mVkin(ā) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd person m | *ʕaṯ̣mVšu | *ʕaṯ̣mVšumā / *ʕaṯ̣mVšumay | *ʕaṯ̣mVšum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd person f | *ʕaṯ̣mVša | *ʕaṯ̣mVšin(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: *ʕaṯ̣muya for nom. case, *ʕaṯ̣miya for gen. case, *ʕaṯ̣maya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ʕaṯ̣m-
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ʕaṯ̣m-
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Descendants
- East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒄊𒉻𒁺 (eṣemtum)
- West Semitic:
- Central Semitic:
- Arabic: عَظْم (ʿaẓm)
- Gulf Arabic: عظم (ʿaḏ̣am)
- Maltese: għadma
- Northwest Semitic:
- Aramaic: עַטְמָא (ʿaṭmā)
- Classical Syriac: ܥܰܛܡܳܐ (ʿaṭmā)
- Canaanite:
- Hebrew: עֶצֶם ('étsem, ʿéṣem)
- Phoenician: 𐤏𐤑𐤌 (ʿṣm)
- Ugaritic: 𐎓𐎑𐎎 (ʿẓm /ʿaẓmu/)
- Aramaic: עַטְמָא (ʿaṭmā)
- Arabic: عَظْم (ʿaẓm)
- Ethiopian Semitic:
- Amharic: አጥንት (ʾäṭnət)
- Ge'ez: አፅም (ʾäṣ́m)
- Central Semitic:
References
- Alexander Militarev: Semitic etymology; entry *ʕat_̣m-(at-).