Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/rabb-

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 *ruub-.

Verb

*rabb- (prefix conjugation *yirubb-, verbal noun *rabb-)

  1. to expand, to extend

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒂼 (rapāšum)
  • West Semitic:
    • Central Semitic:
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic:
        • Classical Syriac: ܪܒܒ (rbb)
    • Ethiopian Semitic:
      • Ge'ez: ረበ (rabba), ረበበ (rababa)

Noun

*rabb- m

  1. lord, owner, chief

Inflection

Declension of *rabb-
case singular dual plural
nominative *rabbum *rabbāna plural stem + *-ūna
accusative *rabbam *rabbayna plural stem + *-īna
genitive *rabbim
possessive forms
1st person *rabbī / *rabbVya — *rabbVni
2nd person m *rabbVka *rabbVkumā / *rabbVkumay *rabbVkum(ū)
2nd person f *rabbVki *rabbVkin(ā)
3rd person m *rabbVšu *rabbVšumā / *rabbVšumay *rabbVšum(ū)
3rd person f *rabbVša *rabbVšin(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: *rabbuya for nom. case, *rabbiya for gen. case, *rabbaya for acc. case, etc.

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒃲 (rab)
  • West Semitic:
    • Central Semitic:

Adjective

*rabb-

  1. copious, plenty

Inflection

Declension of *rabb-
singular dual plural
m f m f m f
nominative *rabbum *rabbatum *rabbāna *rabbatāna *rabbūna *rabbātum
accusative *rabbam *rabbatam *rabbayna *rabbatayna *rabbīna *rabbātim
genitive *rabbim *rabbatim

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒂼 (rapšum)
  • West Semitic:
    • Central Semitic:
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