motsom, pn. they, them, themselves (3pl masc pronoun)
etymology: Proto-Semitic *šumū̆ (> *humū̆) "3pl masc." + old pronominal oblique marker *-t (original oblique pronoun expanded to nominative use as well), with analogical reshaping/contamination (cf. Heb. hēm(mā)) + reflex of **napš-ay-hum "their[m.]-throats" > "their-breath" > "their-soul/self" (cf. Heb. nafšeyhem) with irregular developmentattestation: hmt = *ŭmmoθ; npš = *năfs-
related: moθ=
tags: pn