# \*ʾab(V)n-: 'stone'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾab(V)n-, 'stone': reflexes in 20 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 | \*ʾab(V)n- |
| Meaning | 'stone' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 883 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ḥaubīn (Kogan 2015, ch. 1 §1.3 no. 81) | Kogan 2015 ch. 1 §1.3 no. 81 |  |
| Soqotri | ʔoben; óˀoben, óben (SLOnline 3023) | SLOnline 3023 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | abnu (Kogan 2015, ch. 1 §1.3 no. 81) | Kogan 2015 ch. 1 §1.3 no. 81 |  |
| Tigre | ʔǝbn |  |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | abna (MD 4) | MD 4 |  |
| Ugaritic | ʔabn (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §2.2.1 no. 81) | Kogan 2015 ch. 5 §2.2.1 no. 81 |  |
| Geez | ʔǝbn (Kogan 2015, ch. 1 §1.3 no. 81) | Kogan 2015 ch. 1 §1.3 no. 81 |  |
| Phoenician | ʔbn (T 2) | T 2 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʔĕbĕn |  |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ʔbn (Sabaweb lemma 3455); Qat. ʔbn (Ricks 1982 s.v. ʔbnm) | Sabaweb lemma 3455; Ricks 1982 s.v. ʔbnm | gloss withheld |
| Harari | un (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 81) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 81 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔabn- Br 2 Js 65:3, 1 Petr 2:27 |  | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | (Emp) ʔbn (DNWSI 6) | DNWSI 6 |  |
| Tigrinya | ʔǝmni (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 81) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 81 |  |
| Gurage | əmən (LGz. 4) | LGz. 4 |  |
| Amorite | ʾabnum (Gelb AS 21, 13); ʾabn: (ḫa-)ab-nV=, =ab-nV (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 5) | Gelb AS 21 13; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 5 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʾbn, hbn, ʿbn (T 2) | T 2 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʾabnaʾ (T 2) | T 2 |  |
| Eblaitic | /ʾabn/: name ab-na-an (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 5) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 5 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ʔeben (HALOT 7–8) | HALOT 7–8 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.