*ḥVḍVn-: 'nurse'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḥVḍVn-
Meaning'nurse'
BasisSED
SEDSED I No. 129

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Akkadianḫaṣānu (SED I 117); ḫaṣānu (CAD Ḫ 129); (?) ḫuṣannu (SED I 117)SED I 117; CAD Ḫ 129gloss withheld
AramaicḤʿN 'clasp'Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥḍn
Geezḥaḍana; ḥəḍn (SED I 117); ḥaḍānit (LGz. 226)SED I 117; LGz. 226; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥḍngloss withheld
Hebrewḥeṣen; ḥōṣän (SED I 117); suff. ḥoṣn- (HALOT 344)SED I 117; HALOT 344; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥḍngloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicḥēnā (SED I 117)SED I 117gloss withheld
Arabicḥiḍn- (SED I 117); ḥaḍana (LGz. 226)SED I 117; LGz. 226gloss withheld
Tigreḥaṣən (SED I 118)SED I 118gloss withheld
Tigrinyaḥəṣni (SED I 118); ḥaṣänä (LGz. 226)SED I 118; LGz. 226gloss withheld
Amharicč̣ən (SED I 118); aṭṭänä (LGz. 226)SED I 118; LGz. 226gloss withheld
Argobbač̣ən (SED I 118)SED I 118gloss withheld
Gafatč̣ən (SED I 118)SED I 118gloss withheld
Hararič̣ən (SED I 118)SED I 118gloss withheld
East EthiopicSEL WOL ZWY č̣ən (SED I 118)SED I 118gloss withheld
GurageMUH č̣ənä (SED I 118)SED I 118
Soqotriẓ̂ánaḥ (Kogan 2011, 218)Kogan 2011 218gloss withheld
Amoriteḥṣn: jaḥṣun, jāḥṣin, ḥaṣanum, fem. ḥaṣanatum, ḥaṣnatum, ḥiṣnum, ḥuṣānum (Gelb AS 21, 20)Gelb AS 21 20gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ḥḍn (Al-Jallad 2026, 73)Al-Jallad 2026 73gloss withheld

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Notes

SED I No. 129. Syr. ḥannā, ḥannūtā and Mnd. hana go under 1789 *ḥann- (SED No. 123), not here. Cf. Soq. ẑānaʕ 'carry (a child) in the arms' (SED I 118).

Updated 22 October 2026

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