# \*kVhVn- 'act as a priest' 1, 'to have second sight, prophecy' 2, 'priest' 3

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

- Author's gloss: priest; to serve as priest; soothsayer
- SED semet 2636
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/k/2381_act_as_a_priest_1_to_have_second_sight_prophecy.md

## In Linear A

- [A-KO-A-NE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/A-KO-A-NE/index.md>) (ha-kōhan): the priest (proposed title after PI-TE-RI)
- [KI-NI-MA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-NI-MA/index.md>) (kihinīma): priests (plural + mimation)
- [KU-NI-TE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KU-NI-TE/index.md>) (kuhnēt): priestess (fem. singular)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Ugaritic: khn 3 (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 16)
- Phoenician: khn 3; khn (T 138) (gloss withheld)
- Hebrew: khn pi. 1, kōhēn 3 (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 16)
- Judaic Aramaic: khn 3 (DJPA 252a apud CAL)
- Syrian Aramaic: khn 1 (Payne Smith 206)
- Mandaic Aramaic: kahna (LGz. 278)
- Punic: khn (Krahmalkov 224); khn, kḥn, kʿn (T 138); khnt, knt, kʿnt (T 139) (gloss withheld)
- Aramaic: khn, khnʾ (T 138)
- Biblical Aramaic: *kāhēn 3 (HALOT 461) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: khn [-a-, -u-]

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