# \*hn: 'definite article'

> Proto-Semitic *hn, 'definite article': reflexes in 1 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>) › [H](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/h/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-05.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*hn |
| Meaning | 'definite article' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic h; Dadanitic h, hn (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 76) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 76 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Homonym of 3482 \*hn 'behold; here' 1, 'this' 2.

## Linked from

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

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