# \*ʾatān-: 'donkey mare'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾatān-, 'donkey mare': reflexes in 9 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾatān- |
| Meaning | 'donkey mare' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2327 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔitān- 'she-ass; female wild ass/onager' \[BK 1 8\] | BK 1 8 |  |
| Akkadian | atānu OAkk. on \[AHw. 86\], \[CAD a2 481\] | AHw. 86; CAD a2 481 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | atana \[DM 42\]. | DM 42 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʔatnt (pl.) \[DULAT 119\] | DULAT 119 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʔātōn (HALOT 102). | HALOT 102 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʔătānā, ʔattānā, ʔatnā \[Ja. 133\], \[Levy WTM I 185\]; ʔtn \[DJPA 81b apud CAL\], ʔättānā (det. ʔtnth) \[DJPA 81b apud CAL\]. // Sam. ʔtn, ʔtwn \[Tal 73\]. | Ja. 133; Levy WTM I 185; DJPA 81b; CAL; Tal 73 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔattānā 'she-ass, female donkey' \[Brock. 55\], \[PS 424\]. | Brock. 55; PS 424 |  |
| Aramaic | Off. ʔtn \[HJ 136\] (\[Kott. 191\], \[PY XXVI\]). | HJ 136; Kott. 191; PY XXVI | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾtn (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 49) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 49 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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