*qnm: 'person, being; reflexive self'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*qnm
Meaning	'person, being; reflexive self'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Aramaic	qīqn- (OLA80 §36.28)	OLA80 §36.28
Phoenician	qnm (T 290)	T 290	gloss withheld
Punic	qnʾm (T 290)	T 290	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	qnūm 'hypostasis, substance, person' (Payne Smith 509)	Payne Smith 509

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Notes

OLA80 §36.28. Used as reflexive pronoun in Phoenician/Punic/Syriac. Probably from reduplicated *qənqən, related to Gurage quna/qura- 'single, alone' and Amharic qəl 'oneself'.

Updated 22 October 2026

*qnm: 'person, being; reflexive self'

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