Proto-Semitic root
*matn-
‘sinew, tendon’
di Mino’s gloss: sinew, tendon, nerve
Record 1977 ↗ · SED semet 2157 · Basis: SED
In Linear A1 entry
Reflexes7 languages
East Semitic2
- Akkadianmatnu OB, SB [CAD m1 412], [AHw 663]gloss withheld
- Eblaiticma-da-nu /matnu(m)/ (= Sum. sa-šu) [Fron. Ebl. 172], [Bla. Ebl. No. 68]ma-da-nu /matn/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 59)gloss withheld
Northwest Semitic1
- Ugariticmtn (LGz. 372)gloss withheld
Arabic1
- Arabicmatn- ‘nerve’ [BK 2 1059].
Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian3
- Geezmatn, mǝtān [LGz 372]gloss withheld
- Amharicmätǝn [K 250].gloss withheld
- Tigrinyamätni ‘nerves of the animal body’ [Bass 101]
† Gloss withheld: the cited dictionary’s licence is closed, so its form and page stand without its gloss.