# \*kmn: 'to hide, lie in wait'

> Proto-Semitic *kmn, 'to hide, lie in wait': reflexes in 7 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kmn |
| Meaning | 'to hide, lie in wait' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | kǝbūn (Rubin 2018 36) | Rubin 2018 36 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | kmn (hif., post-biblical) (HALOT 481) | HALOT 481 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | kmn; (af.) (HALOT 481) | HALOT 481 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | kmn (HALOT 481) | HALOT 481 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | CPA kymn (HALOT 481) | HALOT 481 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | kamana (HALOT 481) | HALOT 481 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic kmn; mkmn (Al-Jallad 2026, 83) | Al-Jallad 2026 83 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Not 2696 \*kamm-ūn- 'cumin'. Rubin 2018, 36 n. 13 takes Mehri kǝbūn as cognate with Arabic kamana 'hide'; Jibbali has both kbn and kmn.

## Linked from

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

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