*ṣ̂aʾn- {} *ĉ̣aʾn-: 'small cattle'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ṣ̂aʾn- {} *ĉ̣aʾn- |
| Meaning | 'small cattle' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2512 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḍāʔin- (pl. ḍaʔn-, ḍaʔan-, ḍaʔīn-) 'animal of the ovine species, ewe or sheep', ḍāʔinat- 'ewe' [BK 2 2], [Fr. III 1], [LA XIII 251-2], [Lane 1760] (see also [Hommel 232]). | BK 2 2; Fr. III 1; LA XIII 251-2; Lane 1760; Hommel 232 | |
| Akkadian | ṣēnu (OAkk. ṣānu) OAkk. on [CAD ṣ 128], [AHw. 1090] | CAD ṣ 128; AHw. 1090 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | aḳna [DM 34] (also ana [ibid. 24]). | DM 34; DM 24 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ṣʔin [DULAT 764] | DULAT 764 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | Pho. ṣʔn [T 275], [Krah. 411] | T 275; Krah. 411 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṣō(ʔ)n (HALOT 992, 993) (ṣōnǟ in Ps. 8.8), pB. [Ja. 1257]. | HALOT 992, 993; Ja. 1257 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SD 40; Biella 433; Sabaweb lemma 3044; LM 30; Sima 52ff | source's text withheld | |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕān (det. ʕānā) [Ja. 1091], [Levy WTM III 666]; ʕān (pl. ʕānīn) [DJPA 411b apud CAL]. | Ja. 1091; Levy WTM III 666; DJPA 411b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕānā 'livestock; sheep; herd (of cattle)' [Brock. 533], [PS 2931]. | Brock. 533; PS 2931 | |
| Aramaic | Off. ḳn [HJ 954]. Dem. ɣn [HJ 1263]. Plm. ʕn [HJ 954]. | HJ 954; HJ 1263 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | Maʕl. ʕōna (Berg. 4); Hrt. ʔwana (Ja. Hrt. 182); Krd. wa:na (Kr. 153); NSyr. wânâ (M 81); JNA ʔīwanta (Sabar 93); Tlk. ʔwāna; Tur. ʕwōno (Kuip. 213, Ritter 24) | Berg. 4; Ja. Hrt. 182; Kr. 153; M 81; Sabar 93; Kuip. 213, Ritter 24 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | Amarna ṣú-ú-nu [HJ 954] | HJ 954 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ṣōnu (George and Krebernik 2022, 152) | George and Krebernik 2022 152 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ṣʾn 'sheep' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḍʾn | |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḍʾn (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 67); Hismaic ḍʾn (Al-Jallad 2026, 41) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 67; Al-Jallad 2026 41 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | za-a-tim /ṣaʾattim/ (gen.), fem. form of the word for, in a-bí-lu za-a-tim /ḥāpir ṣaʾattim/ (= Sum. ki-dàraᵈⁱᵐ gar-gar) (VE 1212; Fronzaroli 1995, 61 n. 75) | VE 1212; Fronzaroli 1995, 61 n. 75 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026