Ad. [s]

Ad. [s]

The voiceless sibilant sound [s] survived from Primitive Adûnaic into Classical Adûnaic (SD/418). In speech it could be partly voiced towards [z] before a voiced consonant, but without the buzz of a full Adûnaic [z] (SD/421).

References ✧ SD/418, 421-422

Variations

Element In

Phonetic Development

Ad. [z] became [s] before [x] and [s], and after aspirates, [s] and [x] {pʰtʰkʰsx}s < {pʰtʰkʰsx}z ✧ SD/421 (Z > S)
Ad. [z] became [s] before [x] and [s], and after aspirates, [s] and [x] s{sx} < z{sx} ✧ SD/422 (Z > S)