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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

From Proto-Afroasiatic *ruub-.

Verb

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

  1. to expand, to extend

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
Genitive *rabbim *rabbayna plural stem + *-īna
Accusative *rabbam
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)
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: *rabbuya for nom. case, *rabbiya for gen. case, *rabbaya for acc. case, etc.

Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *rabb-
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *rabbuka *rabbāka plural stem + *-ūka
Genitive *rabbika *rabbayka plural stem + *-īka
Accusative *rabbaka
Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *rabb-
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *rabbuki *rabbāki plural stem + *-ūki
Genitive *rabbiki *rabbayki plural stem + *-īki
Accusative *rabbaki

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

Adjective

*rabb-

  1. copious, plenty

Inflection
Declension of *rabb-
Case Singular Dual Plural
m f m f m f
Nominative *rabbum *rabbatum *rabbāna *rabbatāna *rabbūna *rabbātum
Genitive *rabbim *rabbatim *rabbayna *rabbatayna *rabbīna *rabbātim
Accusative *rabbam *rabbatam

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