# \*gnn: 'to grow abundant, numerous'

> Proto-Semitic *gnn, 'to grow abundant, numerous': 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 | \*gnn |
| Meaning | 'to grow abundant, numerous' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3151 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǯnn 'to grow and develop in rich vegetation, to be abundant and thick (said of plants, of grasses)' (BK 1 331-2) | BK 1 331-2 |  |
| Tigrinya | gänänä (Kane T 2316) | Kane T 2316 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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