# \*šin: 'to, towards; by, next to; until'

> Proto-Semitic *šin, 'to, towards; by, next to; until': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šin |
| Meaning | 'to, towards; by, next to; until' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eblaitic | si-in (Tonietti 1997:79–83 apud SEDonline 1424); si-in, si-ma /Sin/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 256); si-in (ARET XI 2 v. XV 10; Fronzaroli 1995, 64 n. 92) | Tonietti 1997 79–83; SEDonline 1424; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 256; ARET XI 2 v. XV 10; Fronzaroli 1995, 64 n. 92 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. s₁n (SD 127 apud SEDonline 1424); Sab. s₃n (SD 139 apud SEDonline 1424) | SD 127; SEDonline 1424; SD 139 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Cha. End. Enn. Gye. Gog. sən, Ezha Muh. Msq. sənn (EDG 549 apud SEDonline 1424) | EDG 549; SEDonline 1424 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | hən (ML 158 apud SEDonline 1424) | ML 158; SEDonline 1424 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*šin 'to, towards' (Arakelova 2001: 28 apud SEDonline 1424). Sab. s₁n has a variant s₁wn (SD 129) and b-s₁n 'with' (SD 127). SEDonline 1424 also sets here Jib. s̃ín 'for, in a while, for a time' (JL 268).

## Linked from

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

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