# \*dVyVn-: 'give, grant' 1, 'debt' 2

> Proto-Semitic *dVyVn-, 'give, grant' 1, 'debt' 2: reflexes in 2 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>) › [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*dVyVn- |
| Meaning | 'give, grant' 1, 'debt' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 865 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic dn 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 36) | Al-Jallad 2026 36 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | dyn i,1 |  |  |

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

## Notes

Al-Jallad (2026, 36) compares Arabic dayn 'debt'; Lane 943 glosses dintuhu 'I lent to him: or I gave him, or granted him, credit'.

## Linked from

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

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