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Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/kariś-

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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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Noun

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*kariś- f

  1. paunch, belly

Inflection

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Declension of *kariś-
case singular dual plural
nominative *kariśum *kariśāna *kariśātum
accusative *kariśam *kariśayna *kariśātim
genitive *kariśim
possessive forms
1st person *kariśī / *kariśVya *kariśVni
2nd person m *kariśVka *kariśVkumā / *kariśVkumay *kariśVkum(ū)
2nd person f *kariśVki *kariśVkin(ā)
3rd person m *kariśVšu *kariśVšumā / *kariśVšumay *kariśVšum(ū)
3rd person f *kariśVša *kariśVšin(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: *kariśuya for nom. case, *kariśiya for gen. case, *kariśaya for acc. case, etc.

Descendants

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  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒍜𒊮 (karšum, innards; stomach; epigastrium; rumen)
  • West Semitic: