Summary
The Semitic root j-n-n denotes covering, concealment, enclosure, and protection. The Roman corpus uses this field for two distinct comparisons: Juno as the protector of women and family, and Janus as the guardian who covers and controls thresholds. (المصدر: raw/roman/قراءة_سامية_للميثولوجيا_الرومانية.md) (المصدر: raw/roman/مقارنة_بنيوية_بين_يانوس_والأنظمة_السامية.md)
Attested Forms
The source supplies Arabic and Hebrew forms whose meanings organize the proposed Roman comparisons. (المصدر: raw/roman/قراءة_سامية_للميثولوجيا_الرومانية.md)
| Language | Form | Meaning | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | janna / جَنَّ | to cover or conceal | (المصدر: raw/roman/قراءة_سامية_للميثولوجيا_الرومانية.md) |
| Arabic | junna / جُنّة | protection; enclosed garden | (المصدر: raw/roman/قراءة_سامية_للميثولوجيا_الرومانية.md) |
| Hebrew | gan / גֵן | garden | (المصدر: raw/roman/قراءة_سامية_للميثولوجيا_الرومانية.md) |
Sound Changes
The essay proposes that Latin initial i/j in Iuno and Ianus could preserve the Semitic onset, but it does not establish a regular borrowing law; Junonia and Punic contact are offered as historical context rather than proof. (المصدر: raw/roman/قراءة_سامية_للميثولوجيا_الرومانية.md)
Entities Using This Root
The proposed applications are Janus for guarded thresholds and the still-forward-referenced Juno for protected marriage and household status. (المصدر: raw/roman/قراءة_سامية_للميثولوجيا_الرومانية.md) (المصدر: raw/roman/مقارنة_بنيوية_بين_يانوس_والأنظمة_السامية.md)
Semantic Evolution
The shared semantic chain moves from physical covering to bounded space and then to social or ritual protection; the corpus uses that chain functionally without claiming that Juno and Janus are one identity. (المصدر: raw/roman/قراءة_سامية_للميثولوجيا_الرومانية.md)