# \*šVʾVn- ~ \*šVnVʾ-: 'be at peace with smb., agree'

> Proto-Semitic *šVʾVn- ~ *šVnVʾ-, 'be at peace with smb., agree': reflexes in 12 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>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šVʾVn- ~ \*šVnVʾ- |
| Meaning | 'be at peace with smb., agree' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1405 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigre | (tǝ)sana |  | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | šai(a)na |  | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | šʔn |  | gloss withheld |
| Geez | snʔw, tasanāʔ/ʕawa LGz 505; sənʔ, sənʔā (LGz. 504) | LGz 505; LGz. 504 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | sǝññat |  | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šʔn (pilp) |  | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | (tä)sänaññä |  | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šaynā 'peace, happiness', šayyen 'to satisfy, soothe' (Payne Smith 575) | Payne Smith 575 |  |
| Tigrinya | (tä)sanäyä |  | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. snʾ (HALOT 1374) | HALOT 1374 |  |
| Phoenician | šʾn (B 412) | B 412 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ʔa₅-si-in /ʾaSʾin/, da-si-in /taSʾin/, ne-si-im /niSʾin/, Gt \[da\]-sa-da-an /taStaʾin/, ne-si-da-an /niStaʾin/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 230) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 230 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.