Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʔabw-

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-, ultimately an onomatopoeic nursery word. Cognate with Egyptian ꜣbwt, Proto-Berber *ʔabb, Hausa ùbā, Somali aabo, Afar abba.

Noun

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*ʔabw- m (plural *ʔaban-)

  1. father

Inflection

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Reconstruction notes

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The final consonant of the stem is inferred based on construct forms, but Kogan reconstructs this item as *ʔab- instead.

Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒀀𒁀 (abum)
  • West Semitic:

References

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  • Kogan, Leonid (2015) Genealogical Classification of Semitic. The Lexical Isoglosses, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
  • Huehnergard, John (2019) “Proto-Semitic”, in Huehnergard, John and Na'ama Pat-El, editors, The Semitic Languages, 2nd edition, Routledge, →ISBN