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Proto-Semitic is the hypothetical reconstructed proto-language ancestral to the Semitic languages. There is no consensus regarding the location of the Proto-Semitic Urheimat; scholars hypothesize that it may have originated in the Levant (most likely), the Sahara, or the Horn of Africa, and the view that … See more
The earliest attestations of a Semitic language are in Akkadian, dating to around the 24th to 23rd centuries BC (see Sargon of Akkad) and the Eblaite language, but earlier evidence of Akkadian comes from personal names in See more
Nouns
Three cases are reconstructed: nominative (marked by *-u), genitive (marked by *-i), accusative (marked by *-a). .
There were two genders: masculine (marked by a zero morpheme) and feminine (marked … See moreSince all modern Semitic languages can be traced back to a common ancestor, Semiticists have placed importance on locating the Urheimat of the Proto-Semitic language. The … See more
Vowels
Proto-Semitic had a simple vowel system, with three qualities *a, *i, *u, and phonemic vowel length, conventionally indicated by a macron: *ā, *ī, *ū. This system is preserved in Akkadian, Ugaritic and Classical Arabic. See moreSee List of Proto-Semitic stems (appendix in Wiktionary). See more
• Blench, Roger (2006). Archaeology, Language, and the African Past. Rowman Altamira. ISBN 978-0-7591-0466-2. Retrieved 30 June … See more
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First written record of Semitic alphabet, from 15th …
https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-written-record...Jul 01, 2022 · Coincidentally or not, the first inscriptions of the written Semitic alphabet, often called Proto-Canaanite, are found at this Sinai quarry site. Advertisement 3,400-year-old limestone...
alphabet - The South Semitic alphabet | Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/topic/alphabet-writing/...The Sabaean offshoot, a graceful and elegant script consisting of 29 letters, spread into Africa, where it became the progenitor of the Ethiopic alphabet; this in turn gave birth to the modern Amharic, Tigré, Tigrinya, and other alphabets of …
Proto-Sinaitic / Proto-Canaanite scripts - Omniglot
https://omniglot.com/writing/protosinaitc.htmOct 08, 2021 · The Proto-Sinaitic script was the first alphabetic writing system and developed sometime between about 1900 and 1700 BC. People speaking a Semitic language and living in Egypt and Sinai adapted the Egyptian …
THE ORIGINS AND EMERGENCE OF WEST …
https://net.lib.byu.edu/imaging/negev/origins.htmlAll West Semitic alphabets (emerging after Proto-Canaanite) utilize the abstracted forms but Old Negev retains in use a very large number of archaic forms (i.e. Proto-Sinaitic and Proto-Canaanite forms). 6. Old Negev also …
Proto-Canaanite alphabet - Wikimedia Commons
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