# \*gnn: 'to enclose, protect, shelter'

> Proto-Semitic *gnn, 'to enclose, protect, shelter': reflexes in 14 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 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'.

## Linked from

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

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