# \*si/anṗ-: 'lung'

> Proto-Semitic *si/anṗ-, 'lung': reflexes in 9 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>) › [S](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/s/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*si/anṗ- |
| Meaning | 'lung' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2194 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | sinibtu, siniptu SB \[CAD s 285\], \[AHw 1047\] | CAD s 285; AHw 1047 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | sänbuʔ, sämbuʔ \[LH 173\] | LH 173 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | WOL sambä, SEL ZWY sāmba \[LGur 546\]. | LGur 546 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | sanbuʔ, sambuʕ \[LGz 505\]. | LGz 505 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | CHA EŽA GYE MUH MSQ sämba, ENN MUH GOG sambʷä, SOD sambo, END sambä \[LGur 546\] | LGur 546 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | PB simpōn 'ramified blood-vessel, artery; bronchiae' \[Ja 982\] | Ja 982 |  |
| Amharic | sämba, sǝmbäb, sǝnbäb \[K 427; 538\] | K 427 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | simpōnā do. \[Ja. 982\] (borrowed from or to HBR PB?) | Ja. 982 |  |
| Tigrinya | sanbuʔ, sambuʔ, samba, sambo 'lung' \[Bass 174; 191\] | Bass 174 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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