# \*kunaṯ- 'emmer'

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on.

- Author's gloss: emmer wheat
- SED semet 1709
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/k/1604_emmer.md

## In Linear A

- [GRA+KU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/GRA~2BKU/index.md>): kunāšu 'emmer wheat' (logographic abbreviation)
- [KU-NI-SU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KU-NI-SU/index.md>) (kunīšu): emmer (Akkadian loan)

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: kunāšu (CAD K 536)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Syrian Aramaic: kunnātā

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit 50525edd.