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Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʾadam-

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Proto-Semitic

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Noun

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*ʾadam- m

  1. human

Inflection

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Declension of *ʾadam-
case singular dual plural
nominative *ʾadamum *ʾadamāna plural stem + *-ūna
accusative *ʾadamam *ʾadamayna plural stem + *-īna
genitive *ʾadamim
possessive forms
1st person *ʾadamī / *ʾadamVya *ʾadamVni
2nd person m *ʾadamVka *ʾadamVkumā / *ʾadamVkumay *ʾadamVkum(ū)
2nd person f *ʾadamVki *ʾadamVkin(ā)
3rd person m *ʾadamVšu *ʾadamVšumā / *ʾadamVšumay *ʾadamVšum(ū)
3rd person f *ʾadamVša *ʾadamVšin(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: *ʾadamuya for nom. case, *ʾadamiya for gen. case, *ʾadamaya for acc. case, etc.

Descendants

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  • Akkadian: 𒀀𒁕𒄠𒈬 (adamu)
  • West Semitic:
      • Northwest Semitic:

See also

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