Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʔanti

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

From Proto-Afroasiatic. See *ʔanta for more.

Pronoun

*ʔanti f

  1. you (feminine second-person singular personal pronoun)

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒀜𒋾 (atti)
  • West Semitic:

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

References

  • Huehnergard, John (2019), “Proto-Semitic”, in John Huehnergard, Na'ama Pat-El, editors, The Semitic Languages, 2nd edition, Routledge, →ISBN