# \*ʕVnz- {} \*ʕVnʒ-: 'goat'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVnz- {} *ʕVnʒ-, 'goat': reflexes in 21 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕVnz- {} \*ʕVnʒ- |
| Meaning | 'goat' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1961 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕanz(-at)- 'goat' (also 'female of the gazelle, the eagle and the vulture, the bustard') \[BK 2 383\], \[Fr. III 231\], \[Lane 2173\], \[LA V 381-2\]. | BK 2 383; Fr. III 231; Lane 2173; LA V 381-2 |  |
| Mehri | wōz (det. ḥōz) \[JM 9\]. | JM 9 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ʔoz (ʔuz, ʔóoz) \[LS 55\]. | LS 55 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | enzu (ezzu, inzu) OB on \[CAD e 180\]. | CAD e 180 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | wōz (det. ḥōz) \[JH 4\]. | JH 4 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ʕnza \[DM 353\]. | DM 353 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʕz \[DULAT 193\] | DULAT 193 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ʕizzīn (pl.) 'goat' (BDB 1107) | BDB 1107 |  |
| Phoenician | ʕz \[T 240\], \[Krah. 362\] | T 240; Krah. 362 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ʔɔz \[JJ 5\]. | JJ 5 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕēz (HALOT 804, 805), pB. \[Ja. 1060\] (also ʕizzā \[ibid. 1068\]) | HALOT 804, 805; Ja. 1060; Ja. 1068 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ʕnz (coll.) \[SD 17; Sabaweb lemma 3040\] | SD 17; Sabaweb lemma 3040 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕīz (det. ʕizzā) \[Ja. 1068\], ʕizzā \[Levy WTM III 632\]; ʕz (det. ʕyzh, pl. ʕäzzīn, ʕyzyn) \[DJPA 401a apud CAL\], br ʕzyn \[ibid. 101\], brt ʕyzyn \[ibid. 112\]. // Sam. ʕz \[Tal 630\]. | Ja. 1068; Levy WTM III 632; DJPA 401a; CAL; CAL 101; CAL 112; Tal 630 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕezzā 'she-goat' \[Brock. 535\], \[PS 2848\] | Brock. 535; PS 2848 |  |
| Aramaic | Off. ʕnz, ʕz \[HJ 875, 1245\] | HJ 875, 1245; HJ 875 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʿz 'goat' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿnz |  |
| Gurage | Cha. Eža End. anž, Enn. Msq. ãnž, End. Gye. añž, Cha. Enn. Gye. ãž (SED II 55) | SED II 55 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | Maʕl. ʕezza, Mlḥ. ʕezo, Hrt. ʔezza, Jil. əzza, Krd. ɨzza, NSyr. ʕizâ, Azr. izza, NAssyr. ịzɔ, JNA ʕizza, Tlk. ʕizza, Ass. ʕɨzza, Tur. ʕēzo (SED II 54) | SED II 54 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ʿazzu, ʿazzatum (George and Krebernik 2022, 153); ḫazzu; ḫazzatu: a-za-tum (Tuttul) (Streck 2000, 96); ʿazz(at): ḫa-az-zu, ḫa-zu-tum (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 85) | George and Krebernik 2022 153; Streck 2000 96; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 85 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʿnzt (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 54) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 54 | gloss withheld |
| Modern South Arabian | Bathari wōz (Gasparini - Morris 2025 112 apud SEDonline 1664) | SEDonline 1664 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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