Reconstruction:Punic/𐤓𐤌𐤍

This Punic 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.

Punic

Etymology

Akin to Arabic رُمَّان‎ (rummān, “pomegranate”).

Pronunciation

(6^th BCE Punic): IPA^(key): /rimmuːn/
(2^th BCE Late Punic): IPA^(key): /rimmyːn/
(2^th CE Neo-Punic): IPA^(key): /rimmyn/

Noun

*𐤓𐤌𐤍 (/rimmūn/) m

pomegranate

Descendants

Proto-Berber: *a-rmun
- Ghadames: armun
- Nefusa: armún
- Northern Saharan Berber: aṛmun
- Tachawit: armun
- Siwi: armun

References

Blench, Roger (2018), “Relating linguistic reconstructions of plant names in Berber to the archaeobotany of North Africa”, in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports‎, volume 38, issue 103009, published 2021, DOI:10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103009, pages 1–11