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Root k-n-t

Classical Syriac Amharic

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

Classical Syriac

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

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