# \*ṭnp: 'cornice, projecting part of a building'

> Proto-Semitic *ṭnp, 'cornice, projecting part of a building': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṭnp |
| Meaning | 'cornice, projecting part of a building' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ṭənf (pl. ṭənaf, ʾaṭnāf); ʾaṭnafa (LGz. 593) | LGz. 593 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṭanaf, ṭunuf 'the ʾifrīz … of a wall: and a projecting appertenance of a building: and a roof, or covering, made to project towards the road, over the door of a house' (Lane 1885) | Lane 1885 |  |

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## Notes

LGz. 593 compares Arabic ṭanaf, ṭunuf. Sabaweb lemma 1870 sets both beside Sabaic ṭnf 'tablet, plaque' (SA100). Not 3601 \*ṭnp 'to become dirty; to soil'.

## Linked from

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

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