Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ṣ*ṣnʕ: 'to make, act skillfully; be strong, firm' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ṣnʕMeaning'to make, act skillfully; be strong, firm'Basisreconstruction SED; meaning SED, correctedSEDSEDonline semet 3153 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteHarariHar. ṭoññam, ṭōňagloss withheldArabicṣnʕ [-a-] 'make, do' (Lane 1732)Lane 1732Syrian Aramaicṣanaʕ 'act craftily, plot' (Payne Smith 481)Payne Smith 481EblaiticŠU.TA.KAL = za-ni-um /ṣanīʿ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 219); ŠU.TA.KAL = du-uš-da-ne-um, du-uš-da-ne-ḫum /tuṣtanniʿ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 219)Sanmartín GlOS 2, 219gloss withheldEpigraphic South Arabianṣnʿ (SD 143)SD 143gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 4 November 2026Linked from 1 pageṣ