Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʕVnz-

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

Noun

*ʕVnz- m or f

1. goat

Inflection

Masculine

Declension of *ʕVnz-

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*ʕVnzum	*ʕVnzāna	plural stem + *-ūna
Genitive	*ʕVnzim	*ʕVnzayna	plural stem + *-īna
Accusative	*ʕVnzam
possessive forms
1st person	*ʕVnzī / *ʕVnzVya	—	*ʕVnzVni
2nd person m	*ʕVnzVka	*ʕVnzVkumā / *ʕVnzVkumay	*ʕVnzVkum(ū)
2nd person f	*ʕVnzVki		*ʕVnzVkin(ā)
3rd person m	*ʕVnzVšu	*ʕVnzVšumā / *ʕVnzVšumay	*ʕVnzVšum(ū)
3rd person f	*ʕVnzVša		*ʕVnzVšin(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: *ʕVnzuya for nom. case, *ʕVnziya for gen. case, *ʕVnzaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ʕVnz- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *ʕVnzuka *ʕVnzāka plural stem + *-ūka Genitive *ʕVnzika *ʕVnzayka plural stem + *-īka Accusative *ʕVnzaka Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ʕVnz- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *ʕVnzuki *ʕVnzāki plural stem + *-ūki Genitive *ʕVnziki *ʕVnzayki plural stem + *-īki Accusative *ʕVnzaki

Feminine

Declension of *ʕVnz-

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*ʕVnzum	*ʕVnzāna	*ʕVnzātum
Genitive	*ʕVnzim	*ʕVnzayna	*ʕVnzātim
Accusative	*ʕVnzam
possessive forms
1st person	*ʕVnzī / *ʕVnzVya	—	*ʕVnzVni
2nd person m	*ʕVnzVka	*ʕVnzVkumā / *ʕVnzVkumay	*ʕVnzVkum(ū)
2nd person f	*ʕVnzVki		*ʕVnzVkin(ā)
3rd person m	*ʕVnzVšu	*ʕVnzVšumā / *ʕVnzVšumay	*ʕVnzVšum(ū)
3rd person f	*ʕVnzVša		*ʕVnzVšin(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: *ʕVnzuya for nom. case, *ʕVnziya for gen. case, *ʕVnzaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *ʕVnz- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *ʕVnzuka *ʕVnzāka *ʕVnzātuka Genitive *ʕVnzika *ʕVnzayka *ʕVnzātika Accusative *ʕVnzaka Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *ʕVnz- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *ʕVnzuki *ʕVnzāki *ʕVnzātuki Genitive *ʕVnziki *ʕVnzayki *ʕVnzātiki Accusative *ʕVnzaki

Descendants

• East Semitic:
  • Akkadian: 𒍚 (enzum)
• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: عَنْز (ʕanz)
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Canaanite:
        • Hebrew: עֵז (éz, ʿēz)
      • Ugaritic: 𐎓𐎇 (ʿz /⁠ʿizzu⁠/)