# \*yawn- ~ \*wanay-: 'dove'

> Proto-Semitic *yawn- ~ *wanay-, 'dove': reflexes in 11 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>) › [Y](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/y/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*yawn- ~ \*wanay- |
| Meaning | 'dove' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2554 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandaic Aramaic | iuna \[DM 190\]. | DM 190 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ynt \[DULAT 957\] | DULAT 957 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | yōnā (HALOT 402), pB. \[Ja. 570\] | HALOT 402; Ja. 570 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic |  | K 1541; DRS 562 | source's text withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | yōnǝtā, yōnā \[Ja. 570\], br ywwn \[DJPA 99b apud CAL\], yawnā \[DJPA 237a apud CAL\]. | Ja. 570; DJPA 99b; CAL; DJPA 237a | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | yawnā 'dove' \[Brock. 300\], \[PS 1580\]. | Brock. 300; PS 1580 |  |
| Aramaic | D.-Alla ywn \[HJ 453\] | HJ 453 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | wānos (SED II 321) | SED II 321 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | M. Mnd. hiyūnā, Maʕl. yawna, Hrt. yona, NSyr. yônâ, JNA yōna, Tlk. yōna, Ass. yōna, Tur. yawno (SED II 321) | SED II 321 |  |
| Emar | PI-at-tu₄ /w/yattu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 139) | Pentiuc 2001 139 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | yamāmah: cf. ia-ma(-a)-ma (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 380) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 380 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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