Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʔiṣbaʕ-

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

Compare Egyptian ḏbꜥ (“finger”).

Noun

*ʔiṣbaʕ- m or f

1. finger, toe

Inflection

Masculine:

Declension of *ʔiṣbaʕ-

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*ʔiṣbaʕum	*ʔiṣbaʕāna	plural stem + *-ūna
Genitive	*ʔiṣbaʕim	*ʔiṣbaʕayna	plural stem + *-īna
Accusative	*ʔiṣbaʕam
possessive forms
1st person	*ʔiṣbaʕī / *ʔiṣbaʕVya	—	*ʔiṣbaʕVni
2nd person m	*ʔiṣbaʕVka	*ʔiṣbaʕVkumā / *ʔiṣbaʕVkumay	*ʔiṣbaʕVkum(ū)
2nd person f	*ʔiṣbaʕVki		*ʔiṣbaʕVkin(ā)
3rd person m	*ʔiṣbaʕVšu	*ʔiṣbaʕVšumā / *ʔiṣbaʕVšumay	*ʔiṣbaʕVšum(ū)
3rd person f	*ʔiṣbaʕVša		*ʔiṣbaʕVšin(ā)
Note: 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: *ʔiṣbaʕuya for nom. case, *ʔiṣbaʕiya for gen. case, *ʔiṣbaʕaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ʔiṣbaʕ- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *ʔiṣbaʕuka *ʔiṣbaʕāka plural stem + *-ūka Genitive *ʔiṣbaʕika *ʔiṣbaʕayka plural stem + *-īka Accusative *ʔiṣbaʕaka Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ʔiṣbaʕ- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *ʔiṣbaʕuki *ʔiṣbaʕāki plural stem + *-ūki Genitive *ʔiṣbaʕiki *ʔiṣbaʕayki plural stem + *-īki Accusative *ʔiṣbaʕaki

Femenine:

Declension of *ʔiṣbaʕ-

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*ʔiṣbaʕum	*ʔiṣbaʕāna	*ʔiṣbaʕātum
Genitive	*ʔiṣbaʕim	*ʔiṣbaʕayna	*ʔiṣbaʕātim
Accusative	*ʔiṣbaʕam
possessive forms
1st person	*ʔiṣbaʕī / *ʔiṣbaʕVya	—	*ʔiṣbaʕVni
2nd person m	*ʔiṣbaʕVka	*ʔiṣbaʕVkumā / *ʔiṣbaʕVkumay	*ʔiṣbaʕVkum(ū)
2nd person f	*ʔiṣbaʕVki		*ʔiṣbaʕVkin(ā)
3rd person m	*ʔiṣbaʕVšu	*ʔiṣbaʕVšumā / *ʔiṣbaʕVšumay	*ʔiṣbaʕVšum(ū)
3rd person f	*ʔiṣbaʕVša		*ʔiṣbaʕVšin(ā)
Note: 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: *ʔiṣbaʕuya for nom. case, *ʔiṣbaʕiya for gen. case, *ʔiṣbaʕaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ʔiṣbaʕ- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *ʔiṣbaʕuka *ʔiṣbaʕāka *ʔiṣbaʕātuka Genitive *ʔiṣbaʕika *ʔiṣbaʕayka *ʔiṣbaʕātika Accusative *ʔiṣbaʕaka Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ʔiṣbaʕ- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *ʔiṣbaʕuki *ʔiṣbaʕāki *ʔiṣbaʕātuki Genitive *ʔiṣbaʕiki *ʔiṣbaʕayki *ʔiṣbaʕātiki Accusative *ʔiṣbaʕaki

Descendants

• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: إِصْبَع (ʔiṣbaʕ)
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic: אֶצְבְּעָא (ʾeṣbəʿā)
        • Classical Syriac: ܨܶܒܥܳܐ (ṣeḇʿā)
      • Canaanite:
        • Hebrew: אֶצְבַּע ('etsbá', ʾeṣbaʿ)
      • Ugaritic: 𐎜𐎕𐎁𐎓 (ủṣbʿ /⁠ʾuṣbaʿ⁠/)
  • Ethiopian Semitic
    • Ge'ez: አጽባዕት (ʾäṣbaʿt)
    • Tigrinya: ኣጻብዕ (ʾaṣabʿ)

References

• Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 45, [1] (Internet Archive)