# \*š/sVn(-ām)- {} \*s/cVn(-ām)-: 'hump of animal (camel, etc.)'

> Proto-Semitic *š/sVn(-ām)- {} *s/cVn(-ām)-, 'hump of animal (camel, etc.)': reflexes in 5 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 | \*š/sVn(-ām)- {} \*s/cVn(-ām)- |
| Meaning | 'hump of animal (camel, etc.)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2207 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | sinsin-at- 'top of the camel's hump' \[BK 1 1151\]; cf. sinsin- 'bones that terminate at the vertebrae, or ends of the rib bones' \[ibid.\]. Cf. also sanām- 'camel's hump' \[ibid. 1152\] | BK 1 1151; BK 1152 |  |
| Harsusi | (?) sensīn ḏe-ḏ̣ahr \[JH 112\] (ḏ̣ahr \[ibid. 29\]). | JH 112; JH 29 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | sǝlam \[LH 168\]. | LH 168 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | GOG SOD šañña \[LArg. 221\]. | LArg. 221 |  |
| Argobba | šañña \[LArg. 221\] | LArg. 221 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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