# \*(ʾa)naḥnu ~ \*(ʾa)ḥan(an): 'we'

> Proto-Semitic *(ʾa)naḥnu ~ *(ʾa)ḥan(an), 'we': reflexes in 23 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 | \*(ʾa)naḥnu ~ \*(ʾa)ḥan(an) |
| Meaning | 'we' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3092 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | naḥnu |  |  |
| Mehri | nḥah |  |  |
| Soqotri | ḥanhen |  |  |
| Akkadian | nīnu |  |  |
| Harsusi | neḥa |  |  |
| Tigre | ḥǝna (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 95) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 95 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | anin |  |  |
| Ugaritic | nḥn |  |  |
| East Ethiopic | Wol iñña |  |  |
| Gurage | Sod ǝñña (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 95), Cha yǝna | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 95 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | ʔănaḥnāʔ |  |  |
| Phoenician | ʔnḥn (T 25) | T 25 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | Urm ʔaḥǝnan |  |  |
| Jibbali | nḥan |  |  |
| Hebrew | anaḥnū |  |  |
| Amharic | ǝñña (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 95) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 95 |  |
| Harari | ǝñña (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 95) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 95 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥǝnan |  |  |
| Gafat | ǝnni |  |  |
| Aramaic | Pal ʔănan |  |  |
| Argobba | ǝnna |  |  |
| Tigrinya | nǝḥna (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 95) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 95 |  |
| Geez | nəḥna (LGz. 395) | LGz. 395 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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