Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/šinn-

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

Etymology

From Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognate with Proto-Berber *a-sen and Polci šĩn.

Noun

*šinn- f

  1. tooth

Inflection

Declension of *šinn-
case singular dual plural
nominative *šinnum *šinnāna plural stem + *-ūna
accusative *šinnam *šinnayna plural stem + *-īna
genitive *šinnim
possessive forms
1st person *šinnī / *šinnVya *šinnVni
2nd person m *šinnVka *šinnVkumā / *šinnVkumay *šinnVkum(ū)
2nd person f *šinnVki *šinnVkin(ā)
3rd person m *šinnVšu *šinnVšumā / *šinnVšumay *šinnVšum(ū)
3rd person f *šinnVša *šinnVšin(ā)

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: *šinnuya for nom. case, *šinniya for gen. case, *šinnaya for acc. case, etc.

Declension of *šinn-
case singular dual plural
nominative *šinnum *šinnāna *šinnātum
accusative *šinnam *šinnayna *šinnātim
genitive *šinnim
possessive forms
1st person *šinnī / *šinnVya *šinnVni
2nd person m *šinnVka *šinnVkumā / *šinnVkumay *šinnVkum(ū)
2nd person f *šinnVki *šinnVkin(ā)
3rd person m *šinnVšu *šinnVšumā / *šinnVšumay *šinnVšum(ū)
3rd person f *šinnVša *šinnVšin(ā)

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: *šinnuya for nom. case, *šinniya for gen. case, *šinnaya for acc. case, etc.

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒅗 (šinnum)
    • Eblaite: 𒋛𒉡𒌝 (si-nu-um /⁠šinnum⁠/), 𒋛𒈾𒌈 (si-na-tum /⁠šinnātum⁠/)
  • West Semitic: