# \*tiʾin- 'fig-tree'

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

- Author's gloss: fig, fig tree
- SED semet 2574
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/t/2324_fig_tree.md

## In Linear A

- [TE-\*301](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/TE-*301/index.md>) (Tēnā): Fig (personal name); a recipient in allocation lists
- [TI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/TI/index.md>) (tiʾin): figs (logographic abbreviation of TI-NI)

## Notes

Harari tīn, tīni (Leslau 1963, 150) is from Arabic tīn 'fig', of Aramaic origin; Oromo tīni and Somali tin have it too (Leslau 1963, 150).

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: tittu, tiʔittu, pl. tīnātu lex., tiʔu SB (AHw 1363) (gloss withheld)
- Eblaitic: ti-ì-tum (Kogan 2011, 204; VE 368a; Krebernik 1983, 14), /tiʾittum/ < /tiʾintum/ (Krebernik 1983, 14 n. 49)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Mandaic Aramaic: tina (DM 486) (gloss withheld)
- Hebrew: tǝʔēnā (HALOT 1675) (gloss withheld)
- Judaic Aramaic: tēnǝtā (HALOT 1675) (gloss withheld)
- Syrian Aramaic: teʔttā, pl. tēʔnē (HALOT 1675) (gloss withheld)
- Phoenician: tyn (T 339) (gloss withheld)
- Aramaic: CPArm. tynʾ (HALOT 1675)
- Ugaritic: /tiʾnatu/ (UVST 184) (gloss withheld)
- Canaanite: Amm. tʔn (DNWSI 1201) (gloss withheld)
- Punic: tyn (DNWSI 1212) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: tīn- (coll.) 'fig', tīnu-l-ʔafranǯi 'a kind of cactus' (BK 1, 213)

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