# \*ṣnʕ: 'to make, act skillfully; be strong, firm'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣnʕ, 'to make, act skillfully; be strong, firm': reflexes in 5 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>) › [ṣ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tsade/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣnʕ |
| Meaning | 'to make, act skillfully; be strong, firm' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3153 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harari | Har. ṭoññam, ṭōňa |  | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṣnʕ \[-a-\] 'make, do' (Lane 1732) | Lane 1732 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣanaʕ 'act craftily, plot' (Payne Smith 481) | Payne Smith 481 |  |
| Eblaitic | ŠU.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, 219 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ṣnʿ (SD 143) | SD 143 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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