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حَامِت

ḥámit-

basic morphological information

n. (f.)

sister-in-law (brother’s wife or wife’s sister)
жена брата; сестра жены
زوجة الأخ أو أخت الزوجة

LS 178; CSOL I 559

text examples

wa-men-báˁad ḥaʰ sfor ˁag deʰ di-báˁaḷ ˁážeʰ wa-kíˀi ˁag deʰ ḳaḷ ke-ḥámitš ‘Some time later, the one who got married went on a trip, and the younger brother remained with his sister-in-law’ (CSOL I 19:5)

morphological notes

Used with pronominal suffixes only.

	Sg.	Du.	Pl.
1	ḥamíti	ḥamítki	ḥamíti
2 m.	ḥámitk	ḥamítki	ḥamítken
2 f.	ḥámitš	ḥamítki	ḥamítken
3 m.	ḥámitš	ḥamítši	ḥamítšen
3 f.	ḥámits	ḥamítši	ḥamítsen

root

ḥmy

derivates

ḥᵃme to give in marriage
šḥᵃme to ask for a woman’s hand
ḥem- brother-in-law

etymology

PS *ḥamāt- mother-in-law

continental MSA

Mhr. ḥəmáyt mother-in-law