Proto-Semitic root
*kdn
‘to cover, protect’ 1, ‘protection’ 2
di Mino’s gloss: to cover, wrap, protect; protection
Record 3846 ↗ · Basis: kaphtor
In Linear A1 entry
Notes
LGz. 276 sets G. kdn beside Ar. kadana bi and Akk. kadānu under ‘cover > thatch a house, put on clothes, protect’. kidinnu is joined to kadānu here on form and sense.
Reflexes3 languages
East Semitic1
- Akkadiankadānu 1 (LGz. 276)kidinnu, 2 (CAD K 342)gloss withheld
Arabic1
- Arabickadana bi 1 (LGz. 276)gloss withheld
Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian1
- Geezkadana 1kadānikədun (LGz. 275)gloss withheld
† Gloss withheld: the cited dictionary’s licence is closed, so its form and page stand without its gloss.