# \*ʕnš: 'impose a fine, punish'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕnš, 'impose a fine, punish': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕnš |
| Meaning | 'impose a fine, punish' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ʿnš; ʿōneš (HALOT 859) | HALOT 859 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʿnš; ʿunšā (HALOT 859) | HALOT 859 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | \*ʿănāš (HALOT 859) | HALOT 859 |  |
| Punic | wʿnš (Krahmalkov 382); bʿnšm (Krahmalkov 383); wʿnš (T 253) | Krahmalkov 382; Krahmalkov 383; T 253 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 859 also compares Ug. ġnṯ and Akk. ḫanāšu.

## Linked from

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

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