Sabaean
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Fact corner
- Language: Sabaean
- Alternate names: Sabaic
- SIL-code: Ethnologue:xsab
- Language family: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South, South Arabian
- Number of speakers: Extinct
- Script: -
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Introduction
Sabaean is an ancient language of Yemen spoken by the Sabaeans 100 BC - 600 AD. It was used as a written language by some other peoples ("sha`bs") of Ancient Yemen, including the Hashidites, Sirwahites, Humlanites, Ghaymanites, Himyarites, Radmanites etc.
The alphabet
Sabaean was written in the South Arabian alphabet.
The verb
Sample verb: h̠dʿ
Simple imperfect
| sg.1 | ? |
| sg.2 m | ? |
| sg.2 f | ? |
| sg.3 m | yh̠dʿ |
| sg.3 f | th̠dʿ |
| du.1 | ? |
| du.2 m | ? |
| du.2 f | ? |
| du.3 m | yh̠dʿy |
| du.3 f | th̠dʿy |
| pl.1 | ? |
| pl.2 m | ? |
| pl.2 f | ? |
| pl.3 m | yh̠dʿw |
| pl.3 f | th̠dʿn |
N-imperfect
| sg.1 | ? |
| sg.2 m | ? |
| sg.2 f | ? |
| sg.3 m | yh̠dʿn |
| sg.3 f | th̠dʿn |
| du.1 | ? |
| du.2 m | ? |
| du.2 f | ? |
| du.3 m | yh̠dʿnn |
| du.3 f | th̠dʿnn |
| pl.1 | ? |
| pl.2 m | ? |
| pl.2 f | ? |
| pl.3 m | yh̠dʿnn |
| pl.3 f | yh̠dʿnn |
References
- Beeston, A.F.L.. Sabaic grammar. University of Manchester. edition. .