# \*ʕny: 'to be occupied, troubled with; to concern'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕny, 'to be occupied, troubled with; to concern': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕny |
| Meaning | 'to be occupied, troubled with; to concern' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | III ʿnh qal (Qoh 1:13, 3:10) (HALOT 854); ʿinyān (HALOT 857) | HALOT 854; HALOT 857 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʿinyānā (HALOT 857) | HALOT 857 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿenyānā (Payne Smith 420) (HALOT 857) | Payne Smith 420; HALOT 857 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʿanāhu l-ʾamru; ʿanānī kaḏā (Lane 2180); ʿanā (HALOT 854) | Lane 2180; HALOT 854 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 854 sets III ʿnh 'to be busy' apart from I ʿnh 'to answer' (606), II 'to be humble' (K0642) and IV 'to sing' (620); Payne Smith 419–420 and Lane 2180 file the forms in one root article with 'answer' and 'mean'. HALOT 857 takes Hebrew ʿinyān as an Aramaic loanword (Wagner 222).

## Linked from

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

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