# \*-nV: 'our; us (pronominal suffix, 1 pl.)'

> Proto-Semitic *-nV, 'our; us (pronominal suffix, 1 pl.)': reflexes in 11 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*-nV |
| Meaning | 'our; us (pronominal suffix, 1 pl.)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | -ǝn; -īn (Rubin 2018 55, 53, 60) | Rubin 2018 55, 53, 60 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | -ni (GAG § 42 g apud SEDonline 1568) | GAG § 42 g; SEDonline 1568 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | -nū (Gesenius 1910:508 apud SEDonline 1568) | SEDonline 1568 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | -nā (Fischer 2002 § 268 apud SEDonline 1568) | SEDonline 1568 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | -na (CDG 380 apud SEDonline 1568) | CDG 380; SEDonline 1568 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | -na (WTS 323 apud SEDonline 1568) | WTS 323; SEDonline 1568 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | -na (Bulakh–Kogan 2013b:101 apud SEDonline 1568) | SEDonline 1568 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | =na, =nā: su-mu-na-a-bi, sa-am-su-i-lu-na; =ni: a-du-ni-a-bi-ia, su-mu-la-ni (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 67) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 67 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /=na, =nā/; /=ni/; =nu /=nu/; ne-a-a, ni-a-a /nāʾ, niāʾa/; ne-a-ti /niāti/; na-a-ù-ti /niāʾūti/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 67–68) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 67–68 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | -n (DULAT 603) | DULAT 603 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic n (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 146) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 146 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*-nV 'our; us (genitive and accusative pronominal suffix, 1 pl.)' (Kogan 2009: 69 apud SEDonline 1568). Cf. 2558 \*(ʾa)naḥnu 'we'. Kogan 2025, 10 reads ne-a-a in ARET 13, 1 rev. ix 2–11 as /niyāLa(m)/ 'to lie down'.

## Linked from

- [N](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/n/index.md>)

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