Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/šum

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

Etymology

Cognate with Egyptian sn.

Pronoun

*šum(ū) m

  1. they (masculine third-person plural personal pronoun)

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒋗𒉡 (šunu)
  • Proto-West Semitic: *hum

See also

Proto-Semitic independent personal pronouns
1st person 2nd person m 2nd person f 3rd person m 3rd person f
Nominative Singular *ʔanāku *ʔanta *ʔanti *šuʔa *šiʔa
Dual *niḥnu *antumā / *antumay *šumā / *šumay
Plural *ʔantum(ū) *ʔantin(ā) *šum(ū) *šin(ā)
Oblique Singular —
(enclitics used instead) 		*šuʔātī *šiʔātī
Dual *šumātī / *šumāytī
Plural *šumūtī *šinātī
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