# \*gu/in-, \*ʾ/wVgVn-: 'cheek-bone'

> Proto-Semitic *gu/in-, *ʾ/wVgVn-, 'cheek-bone': reflexes in 6 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 | \*gu/in-, \*ʾ/wVgVn- |
| Meaning | 'cheek-bone' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 124 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | waǧn-at- 'cheek, especially a prominent cheek' \[BK 2 1494\]; ʔaǧn-at-, ʔiǧn-at-, ʔuǧn-at- 'cheekbone, prominent part of the cheek below the eye' \[BK 1 14\]. | BK 2 1494; BK 1 14 |  |
| Mehri | wǝgnēt \[JM 424\] | JM 424 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | wegnēt |  | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | (?) ENN END GYE MASQ GOG g'in, MUH g'ǝn, SOD gin \[LGur 309\]. | LGur 309 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ɛ́gǝnt \[JJ 288\]; ōgǝn \[ibid.\] | JJ 288 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | (?) gūnītā 'corner (of the eye)' \[Brock 125\], gūnǝyā 'corner' \[ibid.\]. | Brock 125 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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