# \*ʾawn-: 'evil, iniquity'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾawn-, 'evil, iniquity': 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾawn- |
| Meaning | 'evil, iniquity' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punic | Neo-Punic on: is on (Krahmalkov 62–63) | Krahmalkov 62–63 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | אָוֶן (HALOT 22) | HALOT 22 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

HALOT 22 derives אָוֶן from \*ʾaun, intentionally differentiated from I אוֹן 'generative power'.

## Linked from

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

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