# \*šinn-: 'tooth'

> Proto-Semitic *šinn-, 'tooth': reflexes in 19 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 | \*šinn- |
| Meaning | 'tooth' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 131 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | sinn- \[BK 1 1147\] | BK 1 1147 |  |
| Akkadian | šinnu OA on \[CAD š3 48\], \[AHw 1242\] | CAD š3 48; AHw 1242 |  |
| Eblaitic | si-nu-u\[m\], si-na-tum /šinnum/, /šinnātum/ \[Kr 6-7, 8; Bl E No. 90\]; si-nu-um, si-na-tum, si-nu a-ḫa-mu /Sinn, Sinnat/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 257) | Kr 6-7, 8; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 257 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | šina \[DM 462\] | DM 462 |  |
| Ugaritic | šn \[Aist 311\] | Aist 311 |  |
| East Ethiopic | SEL isn, WOL ǝsǝn, ZWY sǝn \[LGur 549\]. | LGur 549 |  |
| Geez | sǝnn (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 89) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 89 |  |
| Gurage | CHA sǝn, EŽA MUH MSQ GOG SOD sǝnn, ENN END GYE šǝn \[LGur 549\] | LGur 549 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | šinnayin (du.) (BDB 1116) | BDB 1116 |  |
| Phoenician | šn (Krahmalkov 473) | Krahmalkov 473 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | šnin \[JJ 262\] | JJ 262 |  |
| Hebrew | šēn (HALOT 1593, 1594) | HALOT 1593, 1594 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | šinnā \[Ja 1603\]; šn, det. šännā \[DJPA 559b apud CAL\]. | Ja 1603; DJPA 559b; CAL |  |
| Harari | sǝn (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 89) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 89 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | šennā \[Brock 789\] | Brock 789 |  |
| Gafat | sǝnä \[LGaf 231\] | LGaf 231 |  |
| Argobba | sǝn (Kogan 2015, ch. 1 §1.2 no. 89) | Kogan 2015 ch. 1 §1.2 no. 89 |  |
| Tigrinya | sǝnni (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 89) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 89 |  |
| Tigre | sənnät (LGz. 504) | LGz. 504 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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