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Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/dubb-

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

Perhaps related to Egyptian db (“hippopotamus”) and Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴱⴰⴱⴱⵓⵥ (ababbuẓ, “bear”).

Noun

*dubb- m

  1. bear

Inflection
Declension of *dubb-
Case Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *dubbum *dubbāna plural stem + *-ūna
Genitive *dubbim *dubbayna plural stem + *-īna
Accusative *dubbam
possessive forms
1st person *dubbī / *dubbVya — *dubbVni
2nd person m *dubbVka *dubbVkumā / *dubbVkumay *dubbVkum(ū)
2nd person f *dubbVki *dubbVkin(ā)
3rd person m *dubbVšu *dubbVšumā / *dubbVšumay *dubbVšum(ū)
3rd person f *dubbVša *dubbVšin(ā)
Note: 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: *dubbuya for nom. case, *dubbiya for gen. case, *dubbaya for acc. case, etc.

Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *dubb-
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *dubbuka *dubbāka plural stem + *-ūka
Genitive *dubbika *dubbayka plural stem + *-īka
Accusative *dubbaka
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *dubb-
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *dubbuki *dubbāki plural stem + *-ūki
Genitive *dubbiki *dubbayki plural stem + *-īki
Accusative *dubbaki

Descendants
  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒁕𒁍𒌝 (dabûm)
  • West Semitic:
    • Central Semitic:
      • Arabic: دُبّ (dubb)
        • Gulf Arabic: دب (dubb)
        • Maltese: debb
        • Moroccan Arabic: دب (dubb)
        • → Swahili: dubu
      • Northwest Semitic:
        • Aramaic:
          Biblical Aramaic: דֹּב (doḇ)
          Classical Syriac: ܕܷ݁ܒܴ݁ܐ (debbā)
          Imperial Aramaic: 𐡃𐡁𐡁 (dbb)
          Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: דּוּבָּא (dubbā)
          Jewish Literary Aramaic: דּוּבָּא (dubbā)
          Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: דּוּבּ (dubb)
        • Canaanite:
        • Ugaritic: 𐎄𐎁 (db /⁠dubbu⁠/)
    • Ethiopian Semitic:
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