# \*wayn- 'wine', 'grapes'

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

- Author's gloss: wine, vine, grapes
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/w/K0457_wine_grapes.md

## In Linear A

- [JI-NU-MA-RE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/JI-NU-MA-RE/index.md>) (yinumare): wine-lords, wine-stewards (personnel category)
- [VIN](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/VIN/index.md>): wayn 'wine'

## Notes

Culture word, identical with Hittite/Luwian wa-ia-na-, Greek Ϝοῖνος, Latin vīnum (OLA80 §65.5).

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: īnu 'wine' [Anderson–Moser 2024 root yyn]

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Aramaic: yyn (DNWSI 455) (gloss withheld) [Anderson–Moser 2024 root yyn]
- Hebrew: yayin (Kogan 2011, 241) (gloss withheld) [Anderson–Moser 2024 root yyn]
- Punic: yn 'wine' [Anderson–Moser 2024 root yyn]
- Ugaritic: yn (Kogan 2011, 241) (gloss withheld) [Anderson–Moser 2024 root yyn]
- Amorite: yayn- (George and Krebernik 2022, 155); *yayn (Golinets 2025, 890) (gloss withheld)
- Phoenician: yn (Golinets 2025, 892) (gloss withheld)
- Canaanite: ye-nu (Kogan 2011, 241; Golinets 2025, 892), Amm. yn (Golinets 2025, 892) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: wain (HALOT 409) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Epigraphic South Arabian

- Epigraphic South Arabian: wyn, yyn (HALOT 409); SAB QAT wyn (Kogan 2011, 241; Sabaweb lemma 3076); ʾwyn, ʾywn (SD 166) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian

- Geez: wayn (Kogan 2011, 241) (gloss withheld) [Anderson–Moser 2024 root yyn]
- Tigrinya: wäyni (LGz. 623) (gloss withheld)
- Amharic: wäyn (LGz. 623)

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