# (?) \*gawn- ~ \*gVnVʾ-: 'sun'

> Proto-Semitic (?) *gawn- ~ *gVnVʾ-, 'sun': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | (?) \*gawn- ~ \*gVnVʾ- |
| Meaning | 'sun' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǯawn- 'day; dark red', ǯawnat- 'red; sun, disk of the sun, red at the hour when it sets' BK 1 359 | BK 1 359 |  |
| Mehri | gǝnō JM 121 | JM 121 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Mehri hegnē 'to warm' and Jibbali egníʔ, gúnɛʔ 'sheltered' stand under 3135 \*gnn (SEDonline 1175).

## Linked from

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

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