# \*pnn: 'to distort, change'

> Proto-Semitic *pnn, 'to distort, change': reflexes in 2 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>) › [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pnn |
| Meaning | 'to distort, change' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | pnn (DULAT 665) | DULAT 665 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | fanna 'to cheat, make to suffer a loss' (Lane 2446); fannana 'to diversify, confuse' (Lane 2447) | Lane 2446; Lane 2447 |  |

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

## Linked from

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

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