*šan-: 'year' 1, 'year of drought' 2

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*šan-
Meaning'year' 1, 'year of drought' 2
Basisreconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SEDSEDonline semet 1089

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicsan-at- (Lane 1449)Lane 1449
Mehrisenēt
Soqotrisanah
Akkadianšattu (AHw 1201)AHw 1201
Harsusisenet
Ugariticšnt
Phoenicianšnt (Krahmalkov 484)Krahmalkov 484gloss withheld
Hebrewšanā
Syrian Aramaicšatt-
Aramaicšnh (DNWSI 1170)DNWSI 1170; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šntgloss withheld
Punicšt 'year'Anderson–Moser 2024 root šnt
Judaic Aramaicšattā, šənā (HALOT 1600)HALOT 1600gloss withheld
Biblical Aramaic*šənā (HALOT 1600)HALOT 1600gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabians₁nyn (Kogan 2011, 197)Kogan 2011 197gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic snt (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 122); Dadanitic snt; Taymanitic snt; Hismaic snt; Hasaitic snt; Safaitic snt 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 134)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 122; Al-Jallad 2026 134gloss withheld
Canaaniteša-ni-ta /šan(a)t/ 1 (gloss to MU, EA 362:66) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 256)Sanmartín GlOS 2, 256gloss withheld

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Notes

Al-Jallad (2026, 134) compares Arabic sanah 'drought, barren year' (Lane 1448).

Updated 2 November 2026

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