# \*min: 'from' 1, 'than' 2

> Proto-Semitic *min, 'from' 1, 'than' 2: reflexes in 15 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*min |
| Meaning | 'from' 1, 'than' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | min (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 39) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 39 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | men 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 39); men 1, 2 (Payne Smith 280) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 39; Payne Smith 280 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | min 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 39); min 2 (Lane 3024) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 39; Lane 3024 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab mn, mnhw, mnhm 1 (Biella 278); bn, bn-m, bn-mw 1 (Biella 45) | Biella 278; Biella 45 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʾəmənna 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 39); ʾəm 1, 2 (LGz. 22) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 39; LGz. 22 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | mən (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 39) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 39 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | mən (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 39) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 39 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | mən (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 39) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 39 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | mi-in, in whose place ARET XI 2 v. XV 10 writes si-in (Fronzaroli 1995, 64 n. 92) | ARET XI 2; Fronzaroli 1995, 64 n. 92 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | mn, m- (T 184–185) | T 184–185 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | m- (T 185); limin 1; Neo-Punic lomyn 1 (Krahmalkov 259) | T 185; Krahmalkov 259 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | min 1, 2 (HALOT 597) | HALOT 597 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | mn (LGz. 25) | LGz. 25 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | mən (LGz. 25) | LGz. 25 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic m(n), mn 1; Dadanitic mn; Hismaic m(n) (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 101) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 101 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*min 'from' (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 39). Ebla mi-nu 'from' is a PS archaism or early WS influence. Biella 45 sets Sab bn with Arabic min; Beeston (apud Biella 45) derives it from b- with the enclitic -n of prepositions (ʿbr/ʿbrn, ʿly/ʿlyn), beside Ugaritic b 'from'.

## Linked from

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

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