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Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʔanta

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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. Compare with Egyptian ntk and Proto-Cushitic *ʔant- whence Blin ʔənti, Afar atú and Somali adhiga.

Pronoun

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*ʔanta m

  1. you (masculine second-person singular personal pronoun)

See also

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Descendants

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  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒀜𒋫 (atta)
  • West Semitic:

References

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  • Huehnergard, John (2019) “Proto-Semitic”, in Huehnergard, John and Na'ama Pat-El, editors, The Semitic Languages, 2nd edition, Routledge, →ISBN