k n t
21 lemmas · 7 languages
soundAll three consonants are regular✡︎ m. Naz. 9:3
Themes:united·2states·2lance·2javelin·2shorter·2
POS shape:noun·17name·3adj·1
This root is attested across 7 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.
Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family
*k-n-tProto-Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Canaanite
Hebrewמְכוֹנַתכ נ ת— singular construct state form of מְכוֹנָה (m'khoná)
Aramaic
Syriacܟܢܳܬܴܐܟ ܢ ܬ— colleague, co-worker
Assyrian NAܟܸܢܬ݂ܵܐܟ ܢ ܬ— kidney
Arabic
Arabicفيكونتك ن ت— viscount
South Semitic
Ethio-Semitic
Ge'ezኵናትከ ነ ተ— lance, javelin, shorter or generic spear
Amharicከንቱከ ነ ተ— useless, vain, futile
Tigrinyaኵናትከ ነ ተ— lance, javelin, shorter or generic spear
Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.
Classical Syriac
syc · 2 lemmas- colleague, co-workerFrom Akkadian kinattu, kinātu (“colleague; comrade, fellow; relative”).
- fruit basketFrom ܟܱܢܳܐ (kannā, “stem, stalk; tube; base”).
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii · 1 lemma- kidneyInherited from Aramaic [Term?] (“ileum”).
Hebrew
he · 7 lemmas- singular construct state form of מְכוֹנָה (m'khoná)
- singular construct state form of שְׁכוּנָה (sh'khuná)
- singular form of שְׁכֵנָה (shkhená) with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor: her neighbor.
- defective spelling of מכונת גילוח
- electric shaverFrom מְכוֹנָה (mekhoná) + גילוח /גִּלּוּחַ (gilúakh).
- washing machine, washerCompound of מְכוֹנָה (mekhoná, “machine”) + כְּבִיסָה (kvisá, “washing”)
- typewriterFrom מְכוֹנָה f (mekhoná) and כְּתִיבָה f (ktivá).
Arabic
ar · 6 lemmas- viscountBorrowed from French vicomte.
- Kentucky (a state of the United States)
- county (land ruled by a count or countess)Relative noun (nisba) composed of كونت (kōnt, “count”) + ـِيَّة (-iyya).
- viscountyRelative noun (nisba) composed of فيكونت (vīkōnt, “viscount”) + ـِيَّة (-iyya).
- Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)
- Aargau
Ge'ez
gez · 1 lemma- lance, javelin, shorter or generic spearFrom Akkadian 𒄀 (qanûm).
Amharic
am · 3 lemmas- useless, vain, futile
- mayor
- contract
Tigrinya
ti · 1 lemma- lance, javelin, shorter or generic spearFrom Akkadian 𒄀 (qanûm).