# \*ʾaw(a)z- ~ \*waz(z)-: 'goose'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾaw(a)z- ~ *waz(z)-, 'goose': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾaw(a)z- ~ \*waz(z)- |
| Meaning | 'goose' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2329 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔiwazz- \[BK 1 68\], wazz- 'goose' \[BK 2 1527\] (\[LA V 428-9\]). | BK 1 68; BK 2 1527; LA V 428-9 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | auaza \[DM 9\]. | DM 9 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʔuz \[DULAT 132\] | DULAT 132 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | PB ʔāwāz 'goose' \[Ja. 23\]. | Ja. 23 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʔawzā, ʔăwāzā 'goose' \[Ja. 23\], \[Levy WTM I 38\]; ʔăwazzā \[Ja. 23\]. | Ja. 23; Levy WTM I 38 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | wazzā 'goose' \[Brock. 184\], \[PS 1060\] (also wāzā). | Brock. 184; PS 1060 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | Maʕl. wazzṯo, Tur. wāzo (SED II 32) | SED II 32 |  |

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## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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