Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/kariś-

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

*kariś- f

paunch, belly

Inflection

Declension of *kariś-

Case

Singular

Dual

Plural

Nominative

*kariśum

*kariśāna

*kariśātum

Genitive

*kariśim

*kariśayna

*kariśātim

Accusative

*kariśam

possessive forms

1st person

*kariśī / *kariśVya

—

*kariśVni

2nd person m

*kariśVka

*kariśVkumā / *kariśVkumay

*kariśVkum(ū)

2nd person f

*kariśVki

*kariśVkin(ā)

3rd person m

*kariśVšu

*kariśVšumā / *kariśVšumay

*kariśVšum(ū)

3rd person f

*kariśVša

*kariśVšin(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: *kariśuya for nom. case, *kariśiya for gen. case, *kariśaya for acc. case, etc.

Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *kariś-

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*kariśuka	*kariśāka	*kariśātuka
Genitive	*kariśika	*kariśayka	*kariśātika
Accusative	*kariśaka	*kariśayka	*kariśātika

Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *kariś-

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*kariśuki	*kariśāki	*kariśātuki
Genitive	*kariśiki	*kariśayki	*kariśātiki
Accusative	*kariśaki	*kariśayki	*kariśātiki

Descendants

East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒍜𒊮 (karšum, “innards; stomach; epigastrium; rumen”)
West Semitic:
- Central Semitic:
  - Arabic: كَرِش (kariš, “rumen, fack”)
    - Gulf Arabic: كَرْش (karš, “paunch”)
    - Maltese: kirxa
  - Northwest Semitic:
    - Aramaic:
      Classical Syriac: ܟܱ݁ܪܣܳܐ (karsā)
      
      Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: כַּרְסָא (karsā)
    - Canaanite:
      - Hebrew: כָּרֵשׂ (kārēś, “belly”), כֶּרֶס (kéres, “belly”)
    - Ugaritic: 𐎋𐎗𐎒 (krs /⁠karisu⁠/, “stomach, belly”)
- Ethiopian Semitic:
  - Ge'ez: ከርሥ (kärś, “belly, womb”)

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