Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ḥiṣ́n-

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Proto-Semitic

Noun

*ḥiṣ́n- m

1. bosom, lap

Inflection

Declension of *ḥiṣ́n-

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*ḥiṣ́num	*ḥiṣ́nāna	plural stem + *-ūna
Genitive	*ḥiṣ́nim	*ḥiṣ́nayna	plural stem + *-īna
Accusative	*ḥiṣ́nam
possessive forms
1st person	*ḥiṣ́nī / *ḥiṣ́nVya	—	*ḥiṣ́nVni
2nd person m	*ḥiṣ́nVka	*ḥiṣ́nVkumā / *ḥiṣ́nVkumay	*ḥiṣ́nVkum(ū)
2nd person f	*ḥiṣ́nVki		*ḥiṣ́nVkin(ā)
3rd person m	*ḥiṣ́nVšu	*ḥiṣ́nVšumā / *ḥiṣ́nVšumay	*ḥiṣ́nVšum(ū)
3rd person f	*ḥiṣ́nVša		*ḥiṣ́nVšin(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: *ḥiṣ́nuya for nom. case, *ḥiṣ́niya for gen. case, *ḥiṣ́naya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ḥiṣ́n- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *ḥiṣ́nuka *ḥiṣ́nāka plural stem + *-ūka Genitive *ḥiṣ́nika *ḥiṣ́nayka plural stem + *-īka Accusative *ḥiṣ́naka Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ḥiṣ́n- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *ḥiṣ́nuki *ḥiṣ́nāki plural stem + *-ūki Genitive *ḥiṣ́niki *ḥiṣ́nayki plural stem + *-īki Accusative *ḥiṣ́naki

Related terms

• *ḥaṣ́an-

Descendants

• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: حِضْن (ḥiḍn)
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic:

        Classical Syriac: ܚܢܐ (ḥannā)

      • Canaanite
        • Hebrew: חֹצֶן (ħóṣen)
  • Ethiopian Semitic:
    • Ge'ez: ሕፅን (ḥəṣ́n)

References

• Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 226, [1]