# \*sikkān-: 'stela, statue'

> Proto-Semitic *sikkān-, 'stela, statue': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*sikkān- |
| Meaning | 'stela, statue' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | skn (II) (DULAT 747–748) | DULAT 747–748 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | Mari, Emar sikkānu, sikkānātu, sikkānētu (DULAT 747–748) | DULAT 747–748 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | zi-ga-na-tum (DULAT 747–748) | DULAT 747–748 |  |
| Emar | si-ka-ni, si-kà-na, si-ka-na, si-ik-ka-na-ti, si-ka-na-ti, si-&lt;ka-ne&gt;-e-ti /sikkānu/, /sikkānātu/, /sikkānētu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 156–159) | Pentiuc 2001 156–159 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

DULAT 747 derives skn (II) from \*s-k(-k) + -n, alternatively from /s-k-n/.

## Linked from

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

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