# \*mVn(Vn)-: 'kind of insect'

> Proto-Semitic *mVn(Vn)-, 'kind of insect': reflexes in 5 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>) › [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mVn(Vn)- |
| Meaning | 'kind of insect' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2404 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | minanat-, manūnat- 'spider' \[BK 2 1155\], \[Fr. IV 212\], \[LA 13 419\]. | BK 2 1155; Fr. IV 212; LA 13 419 |  |
| Akkadian | mūnu SB, NA \[CAD m2 207\], \[AHw. 673\] | CAD m2 207; AHw. 673 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | tomni \[LGz. 576\] | LGz. 576 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | mǝnīnā 'weevil; gall wasp, fly' \[Brock. 394\], \[PS 2165\]. | Brock. 394; PS 2165 |  |
| Eblaitic | mu-núm (SED II 204) | SED II 204 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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