# \*ganaḥ-: 'thorax area and arms; wing'

> Proto-Semitic *ganaḥ-, 'thorax area and arms; wing': reflexes in 2 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 | \*ganaḥ- |
| Meaning | 'thorax area and arms; wing' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 135 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǯanāḥ- 'arm (in man); armpit; wing (in birds, insects, etc.)' \[BK 1 338\]; ǯāniḥ-at- 'rib, especially the part that is on the side of the chest' \[ibid.\] | BK 1 338 |  |
| Soqotri | ganḥ \[SSL LS 1458, apud Johnstone\], NOGED génnaḥ \[ibid. 1458\] | SSL LS 1458; Johnstone; Johnstone 1458 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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