# \*ga/in(a)n-: 'interior; heart'

> Proto-Semitic *ga/in(a)n-, 'interior; heart': reflexes in 3 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>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ga/in(a)n- |
| Meaning | 'interior; heart' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 116 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧanān- 'heart, spirit, soul' \[BK 1 332\], ǯinn- 'interior (of anything), heart (among the poets)' \[ibid.\]; ǧanīn- 'embryo' \[ibid. 333\] | BK 1 332; BK 333 |  |
| Akkadian | gannu SB on \[CAD g 41\]; \[AHw 280\] | CAD g 41; AHw 280 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ggn, gngn (?) \[DULAT 292, 300\] | DULAT 292, 300; DULAT 300 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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