< Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic
Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ṯ̣urr-
 | 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
*ṯ̣urr- m
- flint
Inflection
Declension of *ṯ̣urr-
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | *ṯ̣urrum | *ṯ̣urrāna | plural stem + *-ūna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | *ṯ̣urrim | *ṯ̣urrayna | plural stem + *-īna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | *ṯ̣urram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| possessive forms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st person | *ṯ̣urrī / *ṯ̣urrVya | — | *ṯ̣urrVni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person m | *ṯ̣urrVka | *ṯ̣urrVkumā / *ṯ̣urrVkumay | *ṯ̣urrVkum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person f | *ṯ̣urrVki | *ṯ̣urrVkin(ā) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person m | *ṯ̣urrVšu | *ṯ̣urrVšumā / *ṯ̣urrVšumay | *ṯ̣urrVšum(ū) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person f | *ṯ̣urrVša | *ṯ̣urrVšin(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: *ṯ̣urruya for nom. case, *ṯ̣urriya for gen. case, *ṯ̣urraya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ṯ̣urr-
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ṯ̣urr-
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Descendants
- East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒎎𒅗 (ṣurrum)
- West Semitic:
- Central Semitic:
- Arabic: ظُرَر (ẓurar), ظِرّ (ẓirr)
- Northwest Semitic:
- Aramaic:
- Classical Syriac: ܛܲܪܵܢܵܐ (ṭarrānā)
- Canaanite:
- Hebrew: צֹר (tsor, ṣōr)
- Aramaic:
- Central Semitic:
References
- Kogan, Leonid (2011), “Proto-Semitic Phonetics and Phonology”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 95
- Kogan, Leonid (2011), “Proto-Semitic Lexicon”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 190