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Putten, M. van (2018)

The feminine endings *-ay and *-āy in Semitic and Berber

Article / Letter to editor
This paper examines the evidence for the marginal feminine endings *-ay- and *-āy- in Proto-Semitic, and the feminine endings *-e and *-a in Proto-Berber. Their similar formation (*CV̆CC-ay/āy), semantics (verbal abstracts, underived concrete feminine nouns) and plural morphology (replacement of the feminine suffix by a plural suffix with -w-) suggest that this feminine formation should be reconstructed to a shared ancestor which may be called Proto-Berbero-Semitic.
All authors
Putten, M. van
Date
2018
Volume
81
Issue
2
Pages
205 - 225
DOI
doi:10.1017/S0041977X18000447

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Sponsorship
NWO