# \*ḏVnVm-: 'rain' (n.) 1, (v.) 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḏVnVm-, 'rain' (n.) 1, (v.) 2: reflexes in 13 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>) › [ḏ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dhal/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḏVnVm- |
| Meaning | 'rain' (n.) 1, (v.) 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1534 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | zanānu 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 65; AHw 1509), zunn- 2; zanānu A (CAD Z 41); zāninu A (CAD Z 45); zunnu A, zinnu (CAD Z 160, 123) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 65; AHw 1509; CAD Z 41; CAD Z 45; CAD Z 160, 123 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | zǝlām 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 65) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 65 |  |
| East Ethiopic | (?) Wol zǝlam 1 |  |  |
| Geez | zanma 1, zǝnām 2 (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 65) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 65 |  |
| Gurage | Sod zǝnab 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 65), (?) Cha zǝrab | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 65 |  |
| Modern Arabic | Daṯ muzn LGz 641 | LGz 641 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | zǝnab 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 65) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 65 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ḏnm (n.) (Sabaweb lemma 1926) (Sabaweb lemma 2303) | Sabaweb lemma 1926; Sabaweb lemma 2303 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | zǝnāb 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 65) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 65 |  |
| Gafat | zǝnabʷä 1 |  |  |
| Argobba | zǝnab 1 |  |  |
| Tigrinya | zǝnam, zǝnab 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 65) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 65 |  |
| Eblaitic | ša-na-mu-mu /ḏanāmum/ (VE 1403′, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 690 apud SEDonline 541) | VE 1403′, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 690; SEDonline 541 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Gurage Cha zǝrab: cf. Arab zrb 'to flow'; Hbr zäräm 1.

## Linked from

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

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