# \*ḥVḍVn-: 'nurse'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVḍVn-, 'nurse': reflexes in 17 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥVḍVn- |
| Meaning | 'nurse' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SED I No. 129 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ḫaṣānu (SED I 117); ḫaṣānu (CAD Ḫ 129); (?) ḫuṣannu (SED I 117) | SED I 117; CAD Ḫ 129 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ḤʿN 'clasp' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥḍn |  |
| Geez | ḥaḍana; ḥəḍn (SED I 117); ḥaḍānit (LGz. 226) | SED I 117; LGz. 226; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥḍn | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥeṣen; ḥōṣän (SED I 117); suff. ḥoṣn- (HALOT 344) | SED I 117; HALOT 344; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥḍn | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥēnā (SED I 117) | SED I 117 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḥiḍn- (SED I 117); ḥaḍana (LGz. 226) | SED I 117; LGz. 226 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥaṣən (SED I 118) | SED I 118 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥəṣni (SED I 118); ḥaṣänä (LGz. 226) | SED I 118; LGz. 226 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | č̣ən (SED I 118); aṭṭänä (LGz. 226) | SED I 118; LGz. 226 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | č̣ən (SED I 118) | SED I 118 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | č̣ən (SED I 118) | SED I 118 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | č̣ən (SED I 118) | SED I 118 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL WOL ZWY č̣ən (SED I 118) | SED I 118 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | MUH č̣ənä (SED I 118) | SED I 118 |  |
| Soqotri | ẓ̂ánaḥ (Kogan 2011, 218) | Kogan 2011 218 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḥṣn: jaḥṣun, jāḥṣin, ḥaṣanum, fem. ḥaṣanatum, ḥaṣnatum, ḥiṣnum, ḥuṣānum (Gelb AS 21, 20) | Gelb AS 21 20 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḥḍn (Al-Jallad 2026, 73) | Al-Jallad 2026 73 | gloss 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).

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.