# \*ḫVnz(iz)-: 'kind of insect'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫVnz(iz)-, 'kind of insect': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫVnz(iz)- |
| Meaning | 'kind of insect' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2430 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫunzuwānat- 'fly that attacks the camel, gets into its nose and torments it' \[BK 1 639\], \[Fr. I 531\] | BK 1 639; Fr. I 531 |  |
| Akkadian | ḫanzizītu (ḫazzizētu) SB \[CAD ḫ 83\], \[AHw. 321\] | CAD ḫ 83; AHw. 321 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Cha. Eža Enm. End. Gyt. ǝnzǝz, Muh. Msq. Gog. Sod. ǝnzizza \[LGur. 78\]. | LGur. 78 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | ǝnzǝz, ǝnziz \[K 1228\]. | K 1228 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥǝnǯiǯ \[Bass. 58\]; ḥǝnǯǝǯ, ḥǝnžiž (K Tna. 245 apud SED II 152) | Bass. 58; K Tna. 245; SED II 152 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḥənzəz (LGz. 239) | LGz. 239 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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