# \*ʾawān-: 'time, moment, season'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾawān-, 'time, moment, season': reflexes in 2 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾawān- |
| Meaning | 'time, moment, season' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1095 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔawān- (Lane 129) | Lane 129 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾn (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 45) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 45 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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