# \*luwn-: 'lodge'

> Proto-Semitic *luwn-, 'lodge': reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*luwn- |
| Meaning | 'lodge' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | luwn 'lodge' (BDB 533) | BDB 533; Anderson–Moser 2024 root lwn |  |
| Punic | lyn (T 157) | T 157; Anderson–Moser 2024 root lwn | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ln (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §3.1 no. 40) | Kogan 2015 ch. 5 §3.1 no. 40; Anderson–Moser 2024 root lwn | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | niālu (CAD N/1 204 apud Kogan 2025, 9) | CAD N/1 204; Kogan 2025, 9 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | na-a-um /nayālum/ (= Ù.SÁ, VE 1131); ne-da-la /nitālay/ (= NÚ, VE 84) (Krebernik 1983, 40 apud Kogan 2025, 9); na-am₆ /nāL-am/ (ARET 13, 1 obv. xii 1–6, rev. ix 2–11); ne-a-a /niyāLa(m)/ (ARET 13, 1 rev. ix 2–11) (Kogan 2025, 9–10) | VE 1131; VE 84; Krebernik 1983, 40; Kogan 2025, 9; ARET 13, 1 obv. xii 1–6, rev. ix 2–11; ARET 13, 1 rev. ix 2–11; Kogan 2025, 9–10 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Kogan 2025, 9 n. 21 sets Akk. niālu and Ebl. /nayālum/ beside the WS parallels \*lyn &lt; \*lyl (Kogan 2015, 297).

## Linked from

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

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