*gnn: 'to enclose, protect, shelter'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*gnn
Meaning	'to enclose, protect, shelter'
Basis	SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 472

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	ganānu (CAD G 40)	CAD G 40	gloss withheld
Hebrew	gnn (HALOT 199)	HALOT 199	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	gnn (HALOT 199)	HALOT 199	gloss withheld
Aramaic	EgArm., Palm. gnn (HALOT 199)	HALOT 199	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	gnn (aph.) (LSyr. 122, SL 248 apud SEDonline 1175)	LSyr. 122, SL 248; SEDonline 1175	gloss withheld
Phoenician	gnn (B 297)	B 297	gloss withheld
Punic	N.Pu. ygn (T 67)	T 67	gloss withheld
Arabic	ǯnn (Lane 462 apud SEDonline 1175)	Lane 462; SEDonline 1175	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab gnʾ, gnʾ (SD 50 apud SEDonline 1175; Sabaweb lemmas 4160, 2679); Min gnʾ (ML 36 apud SEDonline 1175); Qat gnʾ (LIQ 39 apud SEDonline 1175); gnn (IV), gnt (HALOT 199)	SD 50; SEDonline 1175; Sabaweb lemmas 4160, 2679; ML 36; LIQ 39; HALOT 199	gloss withheld
Mehri	hegnē JM 121; gōna (ML 122 apud SEDonline 1175)	JM 121; ML 122; SEDonline 1175	gloss withheld
Jibbali	egníʔ, gúnɛʔ JJ 77	JJ 77	gloss withheld
Soqotri	éghon (CSOL II 382 apud SEDonline 1175)	SEDonline 1175	gloss withheld
Amorite	gunnu (Buck 2019, 326); gungun: gu-un-gu-nu-um (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 184)	Buck 2019, 326; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 184	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic gnn (Al-Jallad 2026, 51)	Al-Jallad 2026 51	gloss withheld

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Notes

Distinct from 2616 *gnn 'to grow abundant, numerous'.

Updated 22 October 2026

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