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{{PAGENAME}} nouns are notable for inheriting the oldest version of the Proto-Semitic case system, the diptotic (two-case) system, with nominative singular ''-''Ø < {{recon|''-ъ''}} < PSem {{recon|''-u''}} and genitive/accusative singular ''-o'' < PSem {{recon|''-a''}}. Feminine singular nominative {{recon|''-atu''}} was changed to {{recon|''-ā''}} > ''-a'' under Indo-European influence. The dative and instrumental/locative are older than the definite affixes and were formed by suffixing inflected forms of the prepositions *la 'to' and *bi 'with/by, in'. This means that overall, the fusional nature of the Semitic nominal declension is well-preserved.

The definiteness suffixes arose from cliticized demonstratives: e.g. ''voldov'' 'the child' (nom.) < {{recon|''voldъ-vъ''}} < {{recon|''waldu''}} + {{recon|''ðū''}}; ''porosili'' 'the horses' (gen./acc.) < {{recon|''porosi-~~oli~~''}} < {{recon|''parašī''}} + {{recon|''ʔulī''}}.

The definiteness suffixes arose from cliticized demonstratives: e.g. ''voldov'' 'the child' (nom.) < {{recon|''voldъ-vъ''}} < {{recon|''waldu''}} + {{recon|''ðū''}}; ''porosili'' 'the horses' (gen./acc.) < {{recon|''porosi-ъli''}} < {{recon|''parašī''}} + {{recon|''ʔulī''}}.

===Masculine nouns of type ''júm''===

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 {{PAGENAME}} nouns are notable for inheriting the oldest version of the Proto-Semitic case system, the diptotic (two-case) system, with nominative singular ''-''Ø < {{recon|''-ъ''}} < PSem {{recon|''-u''}} and genitive/accusative singular ''-o'' < PSem {{recon|''-a''}}. Feminine singular nominative {{recon|''-atu''}} was changed to {{recon|''-ā''}} > ''-a'' under Indo-European influence. The dative and instrumental/locative are older than the definite affixes and were formed by suffixing inflected forms of the prepositions *la 'to' and *bi 'with/by, in'. This means that overall, the fusional nature of the Semitic nominal declension is well-preserved.
-The definiteness suffixes arose from cliticized demonstratives: e.g. ''voldov'' 'the child' (nom.) < {{recon|''voldъ-vъ''}} < {{recon|''waldu''}} + {{recon|''ðū''}}; ''porosili'' 'the horses' (gen./acc.) < {{recon|''porosi-oli''}} < {{recon|''parašī''}} + {{recon|''ʔulī''}}.
+The definiteness suffixes arose from cliticized demonstratives: e.g. ''voldov'' 'the child' (nom.) < {{recon|''voldъ-vъ''}} < {{recon|''waldu''}} + {{recon|''ðū''}}; ''porosili'' 'the horses' (gen./acc.) < {{recon|''porosi-ъli''}} < {{recon|''parašī''}} + {{recon|''ʔulī''}}.
 ===Masculine nouns of type ''júm''===