Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʔanp-

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This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

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Etymology

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Ultimately of onomatopoeic origin due to the presence of a nasal consonant.

Noun

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*ʔanp- m

  1. nose, nostril

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  • Militarev, Alexander, Kogan, Leonid (2005) Semitic Etymological Dictionary, volume II: Animal Names, Münster: Ugarit-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 10–11 No. 8