# \*ɣayn(an)-: 'cloud'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣayn(an)-, 'cloud': reflexes in 6 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>) › [ġ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ghayn/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣayn(an)- |
| Meaning | 'cloud' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3119 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ɣayn- BK 2 527 |  |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | anan- (MD 24) | MD 24 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | ʕănān (CAL s.v. ʿnn) | CAL s.v. ʿnn |  |
| Hebrew | ʕānān (Kogan 2015, ch. 4 §3.1.2 no. 14) | Kogan 2015 ch. 4 §3.1.2 no. 14 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕǝnān- (Payne Smith 420) | Payne Smith 420 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʿnn (HALOT 857; DJPA 413b apud CAL) | HALOT 857; DJPA 413b; CAL |  |

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## Linked from

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

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