# \*su/inūn(Vw/y)-at- {} \*cu/inūn(Vw/y)-at-: 'swallow'

> Proto-Semitic *su/inūn(Vw/y)-at- {} *cu/inūn(Vw/y)-at-, 'swallow': reflexes in 8 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 | \*su/inūn(Vw/y)-at- {} \*cu/inūn(Vw/y)-at- |
| Meaning | 'swallow' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2522 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | sunūnuw- (un. sunūnuwat-, sunūniyat-) 'domestic swallow' \[BK 1 1147\]. | BK 1 1147 |  |
| Akkadian | sinuntu (sinundu, ṣinundu, sinūnu) OB on \[CAD s 295\], \[AHw. 1048\], also šinūnūtu (šinūntu, šunūnūtu) OB on \[CAD š3 55\], \[AHw. 1243\] | CAD s 295; AHw. 1048; CAD š3 55; AHw. 1243 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | snnt \[DULAT 752\] | DULAT 752 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pB. sǝnūnīt 'swallow' \[Ja. 1005\]. | Ja. 1005 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | sǝnūnītā 'swallow' \[Ja. 1006\], \[Levy WT II 176\], \[Levy WTM III 557\]. | Ja. 1006; Levy WT II 176; Levy WTM III 557 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | sǝnūnītā 'swallow' \[Brock. 483\], \[PS 2668\]. | Brock. 483; PS 2668 |  |
| Aramaic | Sam. snwny \[Tal 599\]. | Tal 599 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. snûnîtâ, NAssyr. snünītä, Tlk. slānīṯa, Ass. snūnīṯa, Tur. snunīṯo, slauniye (SED II 259) | SED II 259 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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