# \*ʕVnVn-: 'appear' 1, 'clouds' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVnVn-, 'appear' 1, 'clouds' 2: reflexes in 3 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>) › [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-30.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕVnVn- |
| Meaning | 'appear' 1, 'clouds' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1637 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ʕānān 2 (HALOT 858) | HALOT 858 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʕnn \[-i-, -u-\] 1 (Lane 2162); ʕanān 'clouds' 2 (Lane 2166) | Lane 2162; Lane 2166 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʿnn 1 (Biella 374) | Biella 374 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

HALOT 858 derives ʕānān 'clouds' from Arabic ʕanna 'to appear suddenly'.

## Linked from

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

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