# \*šVnVn-: 'sharp' 1, 'to prescribe, institute; custom, rule' 2, 'way, path' 3 > Proto-Semitic *šVnVn-, 'sharp' 1, 'to prescribe, institute; custom, rule' 2, 'way, path' 3: reflexes in 7 language(s). A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki]() › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots]() › [š](). Updated 2026-11-02. ## Root | Field | Value | |---|---| | Reconstruction | \*šVnVn- | | Meaning | 'sharp' 1, 'to prescribe, institute; custom, rule' 2, 'way, path' 3 | | Basis | project | ## Reflexes | Language | Form | Sources | Note | |---|---|---|---| | Arabic | sanna 'sharpened' 1 (Lane 1435); sanna 'he instituted, established, or prescribed (a custom, practice)' 2 (Lane 1436); sunna 'a way, custom, practice, rule of conduct' 2 (Lane 1438) | Lane 1435; Lane 1436; Lane 1438; Anderson–Moser 2024 root snn | | | Geez | sanana 'sharpen' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root snn | | | Hebrew | šnn (HALOT 1606) | HALOT 1606 | gloss withheld | | Judaic Aramaic | šinnēn (HALOT 1606) | HALOT 1606 | | | Syrian Aramaic | šənīnā (LGz. 507) | LGz. 507 | gloss withheld | | Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab s¹nt, ts¹n 2 (SD 127); s³n, ts³nnt, ʾl s³n 2 (SD 139); śnn, hśnn 2 (Biella 507) | SD 127; SD 139; Biella 507 | gloss withheld | | Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic msnn 3; snn, snnt 3 (Al-Jallad 2026, 134) | Al-Jallad 2026 134 | gloss withheld | A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. ## Notes Lane 1436 sets sanna 'he instituted, prescribed (a custom)' within the article of sanna 'he sharpened'; SD files the Sabaic under both S¹NN (127) and S³NN (139). Al-Jallad (2026, 134) compares Arabic masnan 'beaten track' and sanan 'way, road' (Lane 1438–1439). ## Linked from - [š]() --- Page: https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/K0396_sharp_1_to_prescribe_institute_custom_rule_2_way/ Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.