# \*ḥnn: 'supplication, plea for mercy'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥnn, 'supplication, plea for mercy': reflexes in 4 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>) › [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥnn |
| Meaning | 'supplication, plea for mercy' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | tēnīnu (CAD T 343; AHw 1347); tēnintu (CAD T 342); utnēnu (CAD U/W 336) | CAD T 343; AHw 1347; CAD T 342; CAD U/W 336 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | tǝḥinnâ (HALOT 1718) | HALOT 1718 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | Neo-Punic tḥ\[n\]t (Krahmalkov 489) | Krahmalkov 489 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | taḥnantā 'fervent prayer, supplication, intercession' (Payne Smith 610) | Payne Smith 610 |  |

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## Notes

Noun of K0736 \*ḥanan- 'show favour, be gracious'; cf. K0734 \*ḥen- 'favor'.

## Linked from

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

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