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Root k-n-t

Amharic ↔ Classical Syriac

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —k-n-t↔ k-n-t. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Amharic

am
root: k-n-t
  • ከንቱkäntuadj
    useless, vain, futile
  • ከንቲባkäntibanoun
    mayor
  • ኮንትራትkontəratnoun
    contract

Classical Syriac

syc
root: k-n-t
  • ܟܢܳܬܴܐkənāṯānoun
    colleague, co-worker
  • ܟܰܢܬܵܐkanṯānoun
    fruit basket
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Canonical root family: k-n-t