# \*ʾin: 'in, at, through' (preposition)

> Proto-Semitic *ʾin, 'in, at, through' (preposition): reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾin |
| Meaning | 'in, at, through' (preposition) |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ina, in (CAD I/J 141) | CAD I/J 141 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʾən- in ʾənbala, which von Soden connects with Akk. ina, in, cp. Akk. ina bāli (LGz. 27) | LGz. 27 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Huehnergard 2019, 67: \*ʔin 'in' is East Semitic, in West Semitic restricted to Gəʕəz ʔǝn-bälä and to the extended \*ʔin-tV 'at, via' (Gəʕəz ʔǝntä). LGz. 33 also records Dillmann's and Koehler's derivation of ʾənta from the base of Heb. ʾēt. Not K0007 \*bV- 'in', K0601 \*ʾVt- 'with', K0008 \*bal- 'without', 709 \*ʾin- 'spread (of water)' nor 3713 \*ʾn 'where?'.

## Linked from

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

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