# \*kVnn(Vm)-: 'a harmful insect'

> Proto-Semitic *kVnn(Vm)-, 'a harmful insect': reflexes in 8 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>) › [K](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/k/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kVnn(Vm)- |
| Meaning | 'a harmful insect' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2452 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | kǝnǝmūt \[JM 212\]; kenmît (Jahn 201 apud SED II 159) | JM 212; Jahn 201; SED II 159 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | kónem \[LS 221\]. | LS 221 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | kenemōt \[JH 69\]. | JH 69 |  |
| Eblaitic | GA-na-tù-um = Sum. UḪ \[MEE 4 1022\] | MEE 4 1022 |  |
| Jibbali | s̃ínít (pl. kúnúm) \[JJ 133\]; kunút (pl. keníb) (Bittner 43). | JJ 133; Bittner 43 |  |
| Hebrew | kēn (HALOT 483), kinnām (HALOT 484); pB. kinnā \[Ja. 633\], kǝnimmā \[ibid. 649\] | HALOT 483; HALOT 484; Ja. 633; Ja. 649 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | kinnā 'louse, vermin' \[Ja. 633\], \[Levy WTM II 349\]. | Ja. 633; Levy WTM II 349 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. chinâ (M 130); Tlk. cīna (Kuip. 164) | M 130; Kuip. 164 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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