# \*ḳnn: 'nest'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳnn, 'nest': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳnn |
| Meaning | 'nest' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | qinnu (CAD Q 257) | CAD Q 257 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | qēn (HALOT 1109) | HALOT 1109 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | qinnāʾ (HALOT 1109) | HALOT 1109 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | qen, qennā 'nest, brood; ant-hill, hive' (Payne Smith 509) | Payne Smith 509 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | qina (HALOT 1109) | HALOT 1109 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | gi-nu-um /qinn/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 347) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 347 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Denominative verb 'to nest': Akk. qanānu (CAD Q 80), Hbr. qnn (pi.) (HALOT 1114), Syr. qen, aph. ʾaqen (Payne Smith 509). Arabic kinn, kann (HALOT 1109) have k.

## Linked from

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

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