*ptn: 'to test, try'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ftn (Lane 2334 apud SEDonline 1955)	Lane 2334; SEDonline 1955	gloss withheld
Geez	fatana (CDG 170 apud SEDonline 1955)	CDG 170; SEDonline 1955	gloss withheld
Mehri	fetōn (LGz. 170)	LGz. 170
Tigre	fätna; ʔafättäna (LGz. 170)	LGz. 170	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	fättänä (LGz. 170)	LGz. 170	gloss withheld
Amharic	fättänä (LGz. 170)	LGz. 170	gloss withheld
Argobba	fettäna (LGz. 170)	LGz. 170
Gurage	fetänä (LGz. 170)	LGz. 170

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

PWS *ptn 'to test, to try' (SEDonline 1955). Cf. SA018 *pṭn 'assign land'.

Updated 25 October 2026