Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/dalt-

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

Noun

*dalt- f

door

Inflection

Declension of *dalt-
case	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*daltum	*daltāna	plural stem + *-ūna
accusative	*daltam	*daltayna	plural stem + *-īna
genitive	*daltim	*daltayna	plural stem + *-īna

possessive forms
1^st person	daltī / daltVya	—	*daltVni
2^nd person m	*daltVka	daltVkumā / daltVkumay	*daltVkum(ū)
2^nd person f	*daltVki	daltVkumā / daltVkumay	*daltVkin(ā)
3^rd person m	*daltVšu	daltVšumā / daltVšumay	*daltVšum(ū)
3^rd person f	*daltVša	daltVšumā / daltVšumay	*daltVšin(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: *daltuya for nom. case, *daltiya for gen. case, *daltaya for acc. case, etc.

Descendants

East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒄑𒅅 (daltum)
West Semitic:
- Central Semitic:
  - Northwest Semitic:
    - Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: דַּלְתָא (dalṯā)
    - Classical Syriac: ܐܳܕ݂ܠܳܬ݂ܳܐ (āḏlāṯā)
    - Canaanite:
      - Hebrew: דֶּלֶת (déleṯ)
    - Ugaritic: 𐎄𐎍𐎚 (dlt /⁠daltu⁠/)

References

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