*gVnaḥ-: 'bend' 1, 'belly (of reptiles)' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*gVnaḥ-
Meaning	'bend' 1, 'belly (of reptiles)' 2
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 1031

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	gnḥ [-a-]
Hebrew	MHeb. gḥn 1 (HALOT 188); gāḥôn 2 (HALOT 187)	HALOT 188; HALOT 187	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	gəḥēn 1 (HALOT 188)	HALOT 188	gloss withheld
Egyptian Aramaic	ghn 1 (HALOT 188)	HALOT 188	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	ghn 1 (HALOT 188)	HALOT 188	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	ghn 1 (MdD 81a apud HALOT 188)	HALOT 188	gloss withheld

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HALOT 188 sets gḥn, Aramaic gḥn and ghn 'bend' with Arabic ganaḥa, and derives gāḥôn from it.

Updated 3 November 2026