# \*ḳyn 'to sing a dirge, to chant; song, dirge'

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

- Author's gloss: to chant a dirge, lament; song
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/q/3509_to_sing_a_dirge_to_chant_song_dirge.md

## In Linear A

- [TA-NU-NI-KI-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/TA-NU-NI-KI-NA/index.md>) (tannî qînâ): chant a dirge!

## Notes

HALOT 1097 and LGz. 437 also print Arb. qayna(t). Hbr. qyn is denominative of qînâ (HALOT 1096); Payne Smith 511 derives qanqen from qīntā. Gez. qānā 'melody' (LGz. 433) is qnw II (LGz. 437), another root.

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Hebrew: qyn (pol.) (HALOT 1096); I qînâ (HALOT 1097) (gloss withheld)
- Syrian Aramaic: qīnā (Payne Smith 504); qanqen (Payne Smith 511); qīntā (HALOT 1097) (gloss withheld)
- Mandaic Aramaic: qinta (HALOT 1097)
- Emar: qu-ni, qu-ú-ni /qūnu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 150–151); qà-PI-nu /qaww/yyā̆nū/ (Pentiuc 2001, 147–148) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian

- Geez: qānaya; qəne (LGz. 437); qānaya, qēnē (HALOT 1096) (gloss withheld)
- Tigre: qānā (HALOT 1096); qana (LGz. 437) (gloss withheld)
- Tigrinya: qanäyä; qänqänä (LGz. 437)
- Amharic: (tä)qäññä (LGz. 437)

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