# \*-šū̆: 'his; him (pronominal suffix, 3 masc. sg.)'

> Proto-Semitic *-šū̆, 'his; him (pronominal suffix, 3 masc. sg.)': reflexes in 8 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*-šū̆ |
| Meaning | 'his; him (pronominal suffix, 3 masc. sg.)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | -ǝh; -īh (Rubin 2018 55, 109, 60) | Rubin 2018 55, 109, 60 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | -šu (GAG § 42 g apud SEDonline 1566) | GAG § 42 g; SEDonline 1566 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | -o, -hu (Bulakh–Kogan 2013b:101 apud SEDonline 1566); -u/-o, -hu (CDG 213, Bulakh–Kogan 2013b:101 apud SEDonline 1566) | SEDonline 1566; CDG 213, Bulakh–Kogan 2013b:101 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | -u (Bulakh–Kogan 2013b:101 apud SEDonline 1566) | SEDonline 1566 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | -u (Bulakh–Kogan 2013b:101 apud SEDonline 1566) | SEDonline 1566 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab -hw (suffix, 3 sg. m., also f. and common gender) (Biella 105) | Biella 105 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | -hu 'him' (acc. suffix); lahu 'to him' (BK 2 1454) | BK 2 1454 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic h; Dadanitic -h; Hismaic -h; Qaryat al-Fāw -h, -hw (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 76) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 76 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*-šū̆ 'his; him (genitive and accusative pronominal suffix, 3 masc. sg.)' (Kogan 2009: 69 apud SEDonline 1566). Gz. -hu is the allomorph after verbal forms in \*-ā and after forms ending in a vowel (Bulakh–Kogan 2013b: 103, 105 apud SEDonline 1566).

## Linked from

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

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