ăb, [ɐp], nm.
father
etymology:
Proto-Semitic *ʔab- (cf. Heb. Ɂāb); possessed base continues old nominative case construct form *ʔabū-; construct sg. <— Ar. ʾabū.
attestation:
ʔb, <ab-, (a)bu-> = *ăb-/*(ă)b-u-. (Note: the original plural was formally feminine <ʔb-t> *ăb-uθ, but was later replaced by the normative masculine plural.)
irreg pl. wim, irreg cstr. sg. ăwu, irreg cstr. pl. we
possession: BASE sg. //bʷu=// - pl. //we=//:
1s bʷuyi / wei
2sm bʷuxă / wexă
2sf bʷuxi / wexi
3sm bʷuwo / wewo irreg
3sf bʷuya / weya
1p bʷúyin ~ bʷúyim / wein ~ weim
2pm bʷúxxăm / wéxxăm
2pf bʷúxxim / wéxxim
3pm bʷúwom / wéwom irreg
3pf bʷúyam / wéyam
tags: nm