Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/Y*yawn- ~ *wanay-: 'dove' Root FieldValueReconstruction*yawn- ~ *wanay-Meaning'dove'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 2554 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteMandaic Aramaiciuna [DM 190].DM 190gloss withheldUgariticynt [DULAT 957]DULAT 957gloss withheldHebrewyōnā (HALOT 402), pB. [Ja. 570]HALOT 402; Ja. 570gloss withheldAmharicK 1541; DRS 562source's text withheldJudaic Aramaicyōnǝtā, yōnā [Ja. 570], br ywwn [DJPA 99b apud CAL], yawnā [DJPA 237a apud CAL].Ja. 570; DJPA 99b; CAL; DJPA 237agloss withheldSyrian Aramaicyawnā 'dove' [Brock. 300], [PS 1580].Brock. 300; PS 1580AramaicD.-Alla ywn [HJ 453]HJ 453gloss withheldGeezwānos (SED II 321)SED II 321Modern AramaicM. Mnd. hiyūnā, Maʕl. yawna, Hrt. yona, NSyr. yônâ, JNA yōna, Tlk. yōna, Ass. yōna, Tur. yawno (SED II 321)SED II 321EmarPI-at-tu₄ /w/yattu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 139)Pentiuc 2001 139gloss withheldAmoriteyamāmah: cf. ia-ma(-a)-ma (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 380)Sanmartín GlOS 2, 380gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageY