Reconstruction:Punic/𐤓𐤌𐤍

This Punic 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.

Punic

Etymology

Akin to Arabic رُمَّان (rummān, “pomegranate”).

Pronunciation

• (6^th BCE Punic): IPA^(key): /rimmuːn/
• (2^nd BCE Late Punic): IPA^(key): /rimmyːn/
• (2^nd CE Neo-Punic): IPA^(key): /rimmyn/

Noun

*𐤓𐤌𐤍 (*rmn /rimmūn/) m

1. pomegranate

Descendants

• → Proto-Berber: *a-rmun
  • Ghadames: armun
  • Nefusa: armún
  • Northern Saharan Berber: aṛmun
  • Tachawit: armun
  • Siwi: armun

References

• Blench, Roger (2018) “Relating linguistic reconstructions of plant names in Berber to the archaeobotany of North Africa”, in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports‎^[1], volume 38, number 103009, published 2021, →DOI, pages 1–11