# \*ʾim-: 'if'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾim-, 'if': reflexes in 10 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 | \*ʾim- |
| Meaning | 'if' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | hn 'if, whether' (BDB 1090) | BDB 1090 |  |
| Geez | ʾəmma (LGz. 22) | LGz. 22 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʾim (HALOT 60) | HALOT 60; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾim | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʾm; ʾm (T 22) | T 22; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾim | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ʾm (T 22) | T 22 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | hm (HALOT 60); ỉm (DULAT 66) | HALOT 60; DULAT 66; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾim | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʾin (HALOT 60) | HALOT 60 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | hm (HALOT 60; Sabaweb lemma 2163); Sab hn (Biella 114); b-ʾn (Biella 22) | HALOT 60; Sabaweb lemma 2163; Biella 114; Biella 22 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | hēn (HALOT 60) | HALOT 60 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾm (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 44); Safaitic ʾn; Dadanitic ʾin (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 45) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 44; Al-Jallad–Jaworska 45 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Biella 114 compares Mehri hen 'when; if'.

## Linked from

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

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