Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/piry-

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

*piry- m

  1. fruit

Inflection

Declension of *piry-
case singular dual plural
nominative *piryum *piryāna plural stem + *-ūna
accusative *piryam *piryayna plural stem + *-īna
genitive *piryim
possessive forms
1st person *piryī / *piryVya *piryVni
2nd person m *piryVka *piryVkumā / *piryVkumay *piryVkum(ū)
2nd person f *piryVki *piryVkin(ā)
3rd person m *piryVšu *piryVšumā / *piryVšumay *piryVšum(ū)
3rd person f *piryVša *piryVšin(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: *piryuya for nom. case, *piryiya for gen. case, *piryaya for acc. case, etc.

Descendants

  • West Semitic:
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Canaanite:
        • Hebrew: פְּרִי (p'rí, pərî)
        • Ugaritic: 𐎔𐎗 (pr /⁠pirū⁠/)
    • Ethiopian Semitic: