*ṣwn: 'to protect, preserve'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ṣāna 'he preserved it, kept it, laid it up, took care of it' (Lane 1750)	Lane 1750
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ṣwn (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 129)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 129	gloss withheld
Geez	ṣawwana, ḍawwana (LGz. 566)	LGz. 566	gloss withheld
Hebrew	*צנן, in צִנָּה (HALOT 1039, 1037)	HALOT 1039, 1037	gloss withheld

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

HALOT 1039 calls Hebrew *צנן a western variant of ṣwn.

Updated 25 October 2026