Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/yamīn-

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 *yamin- (“right hand”). Cognate with Egyptian jmn (“right, west”).

Noun

*yamīn- m or f

  1. right, right hand
    Antonym: *śimaʔl-
  2. a side, boundary or district
  3. prosperity, happiness

Inflection

Declension of *yamīn-
case singular dual plural
nominative *yamīnum *yamīnāna plural stem + *-ūna
accusative *yamīnam *yamīnayna plural stem + *-īna
genitive *yamīnim
possessive forms
1st person *yamīnī / *yamīnVya — *yamīnVni
2nd person m *yamīnVka *yamīnVkumā / *yamīnVkumay *yamīnVkum(ū)
2nd person f *yamīnVki *yamīnVkin(ā)
3rd person m *yamīnVšu *yamīnVšumā / *yamīnVšumay *yamīnVšum(ū)
3rd person f *yamīnVša *yamīnVšin(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: *yamīnuya for nom. case, *yamīniya for gen. case, *yamīnaya for acc. case, etc.

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒍠 (imnum)
  • West Semitic:

See also

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