# \*kn: 'thus, so'

> Proto-Semitic *kn, 'thus, so': 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kn |
| Meaning | 'thus, so' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab kn (Biella 249) | Biella 249 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | akanna, kanna (CAD A/1 259) | CAD A/1 259 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | kēn (HALOT 482) | HALOT 482 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | kn, lkn (T 145) | T 145 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | chen (HALOT 482) | HALOT 482 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | hākan 'so, thus, in this way' (Payne Smith 103) | Payne Smith 103 |  |
| Ugaritic | kn (DULAT 443) | DULAT 443 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | kēn (HALOT BArm. s.v. כֵּן) | HALOT BArm. s.v. כֵּן | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Syriac hākan has the deictic hā-.

## Linked from

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

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