# \*ṣḥn: 'to stink, be filthy; stench'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣḥn, 'to stink, be filthy; stench': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## 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.

## Linked from

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

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