# \*ʾarān-: 'chest'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾarān-, 'chest': reflexes in 6 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 | \*ʾarān- |
| Meaning | 'chest' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | arānu 'chest' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root arān |  |
| Hebrew | ʾarown 'chest' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root arān |  |
| Punic | ʾrn; ʾrnt (T 31) | T 31; Anderson–Moser 2024 root arān | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ʾrn (T 31) | T 31 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | arn 'chest' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root arān |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔārūn 'the ark; chest, strong-box' (Payne Smith 28) | Payne Smith 28 |  |

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

## Notes

Late Babylonian arānu is a West Semitic loan (AHw. 65 apud HALOT 85; against Zimmern 34); Arabic ʾirān 'bier' is borrowed from Aramaic (HALOT 85).

## 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.