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*niḥnū̆/niḥnā̆ - we
(Kogan 2009:67, CDG 395)
Words
Akkadian
nīnu
- we
(CAD N₂ 239, AHw. 791)
Hebrew
ˀănaḥnū
- we
(HALOT 71)
The initial ˀă- is due to the analogy with the 1 sg. forms (see
ˀānōkī
,
ˀănī
).
Biblical Aramaic
ˀănaḥnā
- we
(HALOT 1818)
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
ˀănan
- we
(DJBA 145)
Syriac
ḥnan
- we
(LSyr. 242, SL 472)
Mandaic
anin, anˁn
- we
(MD 27)
Turoyo
aḥna
- wir (we)
(JL 157)
Arabic
ˀiḥnā
- we
(BK I 19)
Dialectal form with the initial *ni- being replaced by prothetic ˀi-.
Arabic
naḥnu
- we
(BK II 1217)
Geez
nəḥna
- we
(CDG 395)
Tigre
ḥəna
- we
(WTS 82)
The initial sequence *nə- was lost (perhaps, due to the haplology): *nəḥna > ḥəna. This development is paralleled by Soq.
ḥan
(Bulakh–Kogan 2013b:99).
Tigrinya
nəḥna
- we
(TED 1305)
Amharic
əñña
- we
(AED 1257)
Argobba
ənna
- we
(Bulakh–Kogan 2013b:94)
Harari
əňňa/əňňāč
- we
(EDH 29)
The nominal plural marker -āč may be optionally attached to the pronoun.
Selti
əňa
- we
(EDG 55)
Gafat
ənni
- we
(Bulakh–Kogan 2013b:95)
-i in auslaut is noteworthy (see Bulakh–Kogan 2013b:99).
Masqan
inna
- we
(EDG 55)
Soddo
əňňa
- we
(EDG 79)
Mehri
nḥa
- we
(ML 291)
Jibbali
nəḥa
- we
(JL 186)
Eastern Jibbali form.
Jibbali
nḥan
- we
(JL 186)
Central Jibbali form.
Soqotri
ḥan, ḥánhen
- we
(
LS
182;
CSOL I
560;
CSOL II
480)