*ṣḥn: 'to stink, be filthy; stench'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ṣḥn
Meaning	'to stink, be filthy; stench'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	צַחֲנָה (HALOT 1019)	HALOT 1019	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	צְחַנְתָּא (HALOT 1019)	HALOT 1019	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	ṣaḥnā (HALOT 1019)	HALOT 1019	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	ṢHN, etpa. (MD 390); ṣahna (MD 385–386); ṣhana (MD 390)	MD 390; MD 385–386	gloss withheld

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Notes

HALOT 1019 also gives Arabic saniḫ and zaniḫ 'to stink' and ṣanhat 'stink' (Gesenius-B.), with the radicals in another order and ḫ or h for ḥ, and Egyptian ḫnš 'to stink, decay' as borrowed from the West Semitic word.

Updated 4 November 2026

*ṣḥn: 'to stink, be filthy; stench'

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