Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ṣaɣir-

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Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ṣaɣir-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Adjective

*ṣaɣir-

1. small, little
2. young (for a person)

Inflection

Declension of *ṣaɣir-

Case	Singular		Dual		Plural
	m	f	m	f	m	f
Nominative	*ṣaɣirum	*ṣaɣiratum	*ṣaɣirāna	*ṣaɣiratāna	*ṣaɣirūna	*ṣaɣirātum
Genitive	*ṣaɣirim	*ṣaɣiratim	*ṣaɣirayna	*ṣaɣiratayna	*ṣaɣirīna	*ṣaɣirātim
Accusative	*ṣaɣiram	*ṣaɣiratam

Descendants

• East Semitic:
  • Akkadian: 𒌉 (ṣeḫrum)
• Central Semitic:
  • Arabic: صَغِير‎ (ṣaḡīr)
    • Maltese: żgħir
  • Northwest Semitic:
    • Aramaic: זְעוֹרָא‎ (zəʿōrāʾ)
      • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ‎ (zʿora)
      • Classical Syriac: ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ‎ (zəʿōrāʾ)
    • Canaanite:
      • Hebrew: צָעִיר‎ (tza'ír)
    • Ugaritic: 𐎕𐎙𐎗 (ṣġr)