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Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʔaḫwat-

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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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Formed from *ʔaḫw- (brother) +‎ *-at-.

Noun

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*ʔaḫwat- f (plural *ʔaḫawāt)

  1. sister

Inflection

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Declension of *ʔaḫwat-
case singular dual plural
nominative *ʔaḫwatum *ʔaḫwatāna *ʔaḫwātum
accusative *ʔaḫwatam *ʔaḫwatayna *ʔaḫwātim
genitive *ʔaḫwatim
possessive forms
1st person *ʔaḫwatī / *ʔaḫwatVya *ʔaḫwatVni
2nd person m *ʔaḫwatVka *ʔaḫwatVkumā / *ʔaḫwatVkumay *ʔaḫwatVkum(ū)
2nd person f *ʔaḫwatVki *ʔaḫwatVkin(ā)
3rd person m *ʔaḫwatVšu *ʔaḫwatVšumā / *ʔaḫwatVšumay *ʔaḫwatVšum(ū)
3rd person f *ʔaḫwatVša *ʔaḫwatVšin(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: *ʔaḫwatuya for nom. case, *ʔaḫwatiya for gen. case, *ʔaḫwataya for acc. case, etc.

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Descendants

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  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒎏 (aḫātum)
  • West Semitic: