# \*ɣṣ̂n: 'to love'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣṣ̂n, 'to love': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣṣ̂n |
| Meaning | 'to love' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 464 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ɣáyẑən (ML 149 apud SEDonline 464) | ML 149; SEDonline 464 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ɣéẓ̂ən (JL 93 apud SEDonline 464) | JL 93; SEDonline 464 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ʿéẓ̂an (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 40) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 40 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ɣṣ̂n 'to love' (SEDonline 464). Compared with Arb. ɣḍn III 'to talk or act with the woman in an amatory and enticing manner' (SEDonline 464).

## Linked from

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

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