# \*qnm: 'person, being; reflexive self'

> Proto-Semitic *qnm, 'person, being; reflexive self': reflexes in 4 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>) › [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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 |  |

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

## 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'.

## Linked from

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

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