𐎍𐎌𐎐

Ugaritic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *liőān- (β€œtongue”). The reconstruction as /laΕ‘anu/ is based on the syllabic cuneiform spelling π’†·π’Š­π’‰‘ (la-Ε‘a-nu) found on the text of the Syllabary A Vocabulary.[1]

Noun

𐎍𐎌𐎐 β€’ (lΕ‘n /laőānu/)

  1. tongue
  2. language

References

  1. ^ Huehnergard, John, Ugaritic Words in Syllabic Texts, (1999) Handbook of Ugaritic Studies, Leiden, Boston, KΓΆln: Brill
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