Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/rabb-

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

Etymology tree
Proto-Afroasiatic *ruub-
Proto-Semitic *rabb-

    Inherited from Proto-Afroasiatic *ruub-.

    Verb

    *rabb- (prefix conjugation *yirubb-, verbal noun *rabb-)

    1. to expand, to extend

    Inflection

    Conjugation of *rabb- (paʕala)
    verbal noun *rabb-
    active participle *rābib-
    passive participle *rabīb-, *rabūb-
    singular dual plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m *rababku *rababka *rababa *rababkayā *rababkā *rababā *rababna *rababkanu *rababū
    f *rababki *rababat *rababatā *rababkina *rababā
    imperfect m *ʔarbab *tarbab *yirbab *tarbabā *yarbabā *nirbab *tarbabū *yirbabū
    f *tarbabī *tarbab *tarbabā *tarbabā *yirbabā
    imperative m *rabab *rababā *rababū
    f *rababī *rababā

    Descendants

    • East Semitic:
      • Akkadian: 𒂼 (rapāšum)
    • West Semitic:
      • Central Semitic:
      • Northwest Semitic:
        • Aramaic:
          • Classical Syriac: ܪܒܒ (rbb)
      • Ethiopian Semitic:
        • Ge'ez: ረበ (rabba), ረበበ (rababa)

    Noun

    *rabb- m

    1. lord, owner, chief

    Inflection

    Declension of *rabb-
    case singular dual plural
    nominative *rabbum *rabbāna plural stem + *-ūna
    accusative *rabbam *rabbayna plural stem + *-īna
    genitive *rabbim
    possessive forms
    1st person *rabbī / *rabbVya — *rabbVni
    2nd person m *rabbVka *rabbVkumā / *rabbVkumay *rabbVkum(ū)
    2nd person f *rabbVki *rabbVkin(ā)
    3rd person m *rabbVšu *rabbVšumā / *rabbVšumay *rabbVšum(ū)
    3rd person f *rabbVša *rabbVšin(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: *rabbuya for nom. case, *rabbiya for gen. case, *rabbaya for acc. case, etc.

    Descendants

    • East Semitic:
      • Akkadian: 𒃲 (rab)
    • West Semitic:
      • Central Semitic:

    Adjective

    *rabb-

    1. copious, plenty

    Inflection

    Declension of *rabb-
    singular dual plural
    m f m f m f
    nominative *rabbum *rabbatum *rabbāna *rabbatāna *rabbūna *rabbātum
    accusative *rabbam *rabbatam *rabbayna *rabbatayna *rabbīna *rabbātim
    genitive *rabbim *rabbatim

    Descendants

    • East Semitic:
      • Akkadian: 𒂼 (rapšum)
    • West Semitic:
      • Central Semitic:
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