*hnʾ: 'to be pleasant, agreeable; sound, prosperous'

Root

FieldValue
Headword*hnʾ
Meaning'to be pleasant, agreeable; sound, prosperous'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Epigraphic South ArabianSab hnʾ, pl. hnʾn; hnʾ; hnʾt (SD 56); hnʾ (Biella 115); Qat. hnʔm (Ricks 1982 s.v. hnʔm)SD 56; Biella 115; Ricks 1982 s.v. hnʔmgloss withheld
Arabichanuʾa, haniʾa 'it was pleasant, productive of enjoyment' (Lane 2902)Lane 2902
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic hnʾ; hnʾ (D); hnʾ; hnʾn (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 78)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 78gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaichnā 'to be agreeable, pleasant; to profit, benefit' (Payne Smith 104); hanī 'sweet, fragrant, pleasant, agreeable' (Payne Smith 105)Payne Smith 104; Payne Smith 105
Hebrewhny nif. (DNWSI 289)DNWSI 289gloss withheld

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Notes

Headword from Epigraphic South Arabian (Beeston 1982; Biella 1982), not a comparative reconstruction.

Updated 26 October 2026

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