# \*kdn 'to cover, protect' 1, 'protection' 2

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

- Author's gloss: to cover, wrap, protect; protection
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/k/3846_to_cover_protect_1_protection_2.md

## In Linear A

- [KI-DI-NI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-DI-NI/index.md>) (Kidinni): personal name, 'protection (of the god)' (Akk. kidinnu)

## 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.

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: kadānu 1 (LGz. 276); kidinnu, 2 (CAD K 342) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: kadana bi 1 (LGz. 276) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian

- Geez: kadana 1; kadāni; kədun (LGz. 275) (gloss withheld)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit 50525edd.