*man(nu): 'who?'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *man(nu) |
| Meaning | 'who?' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3098 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | man | ||
| Mehri | mon | ||
| Soqotri | mon | ||
| Akkadian | mannu | ||
| Harsusi | mōn | ||
| Tigre | män (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 97) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 97 | |
| Mandaic Aramaic | man (MD 246) | MD 246 | |
| Geez | mannu (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 97) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 97 | |
| Gurage | Sod man, Cha mʷan (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 97) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 97 | |
| Biblical Aramaic | man (CAL s.v. mn) | CAL s.v. mn | |
| Modern Aramaic | Urm man | ||
| Jibbali | mun | ||
| Amharic | man (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 97) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 97 | |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab mn (SD 86; Sabaweb lemma 3137) | SD 86; Sabaweb lemma 3137 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | mān (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 97) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 97 | |
| Syrian Aramaic | man(-nu) (Payne Smith 280) | Payne Smith 280 | |
| Gafat | man | ||
| Aramaic | Pal man, mʔn (DJPA 316b apud CAL) | DJPA 316b; CAL | |
| Tigrinya | män (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 97) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 97 | |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic m(n), mn (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 101) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 101 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | manna (Buck 2019, 329) | Buck 2019, 329 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ma-nu-ma, acc. ma-na-ma /mannumma/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 26) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 26 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mn (LGz. 348) | LGz. 348 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | man (LGz. 348) | LGz. 348 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026