Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/kanap-

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

*kanap- m or f

  1. wing

Inflection

Masculine:

Declension of *kanap-
case singular dual plural
nominative *kanapum *kanapāna plural stem + *-ūna
accusative *kanapam *kanapayna plural stem + *-īna
genitive *kanapim
possessive forms
1st person *kanapī / *kanapVya *kanapVni
2nd person m *kanapVka *kanapVkumā / *kanapVkumay *kanapVkum(ū)
2nd person f *kanapVki *kanapVkin(ā)
3rd person m *kanapVšu *kanapVšumā / *kanapVšumay *kanapVšum(ū)
3rd person f *kanapVša *kanapVšin(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: *kanapuya for nom. case, *kanapiya for gen. case, *kanapaya for acc. case, etc.

Femenine:

Declension of *kanap-
case singular dual plural
nominative *kanapum *kanapāna *kanapātum
accusative *kanapam *kanapayna *kanapātim
genitive *kanapim
possessive forms
1st person *kanapī / *kanapVya *kanapVni
2nd person m *kanapVka *kanapVkumā / *kanapVkumay *kanapVkum(ū)
2nd person f *kanapVki *kanapVkin(ā)
3rd person m *kanapVšu *kanapVšumā / *kanapVšumay *kanapVšum(ū)
3rd person f *kanapVša *kanapVšin(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: *kanapuya for nom. case, *kanapiya for gen. case, *kanapaya for acc. case, etc.

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒉺 (kappum)
  • West Semitic: