# \*ʾVnVš-: 'be weak, sick, small'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾVnVš-, 'be weak, sick, small': reflexes in 14 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 | \*ʾVnVš- |
| Meaning | 'be weak, sick, small' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3077 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soqotri | ʔénes, ʔíns(y)e LS 68 | LS 68 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | enēš- |  | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | nǝʔuš (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 77) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 77 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʔnš |  | gloss withheld |
| Geez | nǝʔus (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 77) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 77 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | anäsä |  | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʔnš (nif); ʔānūš (HALOT 70) | HALOT 70 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | annäsä |  | gloss withheld |
| Harari | anäsa |  | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | ǝnsä (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 77) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 77 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | hannäsa, mans (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 77), mass | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 77 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | nuʔus (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 77) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 77 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | (?) nšš (HALOT 73) | HALOT 73 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /ʾanis₁/: name a-ni-šu/šum (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 32) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 32 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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