*mVn-(at-): 'tendon, sinew; muscle' 1, 'string (of an instrument)' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*mVn-(at-)
Meaning	'tendon, sinew; muscle' 1, 'string (of an instrument)' 2
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 2153

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	maʔnat- 'the whole part of the belly surrounding the navel' [BK 2 1054].	BK 2 1054
Akkadian	manānu (pl. t.) SB [CAD m1 208].	CAD m1 208	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	mentā 'hair; sinew; cord; tone/tension' [Brock 393-4]; mennē, me(ʔ)nnē (both pl.) [Brock 393-4]; mentā 'a string' 2; menāyā 'stringed' 2 (Payne Smith 281)	Brock 393-4; Payne Smith 281
Tigrinya	mǝnat 'muscle of the arm' [Bass 103]	Bass 103
Hebrew	*mēn, pl. minnîm 2 (HALOT 597)	HALOT 597	gloss withheld

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Updated 26 October 2026

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