Abstract
AbstractThis paper examines the evidence for the marginal feminine endings*-ay-and*-āy-in Proto-Semitic, and the feminine endings*-eand*-ain 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.
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