*ʔwš: 'to grant, give a gift; gift'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ʔwš
Meaning'to grant, give a gift; gift'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Ugariticˀušn (DULAT 114; SEDonline 1384)DULAT 114; SEDonline 1384gloss withheld
Arabicˀws (LA 6 20 apud SEDonline 1384); ˀaws- (LA 6 20 apud SEDonline 1384)LA 6 20; SEDonline 1384gloss withheld
Amoriteʾwš: ia-ú-šu, ia-ú-uš-dIM, ptc. me-i-su-um; ʾays: a-i-su-um (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 54)Sanmartín GlOS 1, 54gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ʾwsn; ʾws (D); tʾws (Al-Jallad 2026, 10)Al-Jallad 2026 10gloss withheld
Hebrew*אושׁ, in the names יְהוֹאָשׁ, יוֹאָשׁ and Lach. יאושׁ (HALOT 26)HALOT 26gloss withheld

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Notes

PCS *ˀwš 'to grant, offer a gift' (Kogan 2015: 318; Kogan 2006b: 243 apud SEDonline 1384). The Amorite names are read as ʿWŠ 'to help' (Gelb AS 21, 15) and as *ġwṯ 'to assist' (Huffmon APNM 171).

Updated 25 October 2026

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