# \*šny: 'to change, be different'

> Proto-Semitic *šny, 'to change, be different': reflexes in 7 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šny |
| Meaning | 'to change, be different' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | šanû B (CAD Š/1 403; AHw 1166) | CAD Š/1 403; AHw 1166 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šnh (HALOT 1597) | HALOT 1597 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | šnʾ (HALOT 1597) | HALOT 1597 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šnā 'to be altered; to remove; to go mad; to change' (Payne Smith 586); šūnāyā 'change, removal, departure' (Payne Smith 566) | Payne Smith 586; Payne Smith 566 |  |
| Ugaritic | šnw (DULAT 822) | DULAT 822 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | šny (HALOT 1597) | HALOT 1597 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | šny (DNWSI 1175) | DNWSI 1175 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Distinct from 3547 \*ṯny 'to repeat': HALOT 1597 keeps I šnh (šny) 'to change' apart from II šnh (ṯny) 'to repeat'.

## Linked from

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

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