Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ʾ*ʾiš-: 'man' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ʾiš-Meaning'man'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 5 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNotePhoenicianPhn pl. ʔšm, cstr. ʔš (HJ 116); ʔš (B 277)HJ 116; B 277gloss withheldHebrewʔīš (HALOT 43); ʔš (HJ 115)HALOT 43; HJ 115gloss withheldEpigraphic South Arabianʔys (Sabaweb lemma 1413)Sabaweb lemma 1413gloss withheldAramaicDA, ʔš, Samal ʔš, OAram ʔš, OffAr ʔš, Palm ʔyš (HJ 115-116); Sam ʔyš (Tal 25)HJ 115-116; Tal 25gloss withheldPunicʾš, ʾyš (T 33); ʔš, pl. ʔšm (HJ 115)T 33; HJ 115gloss withheldCanaaniteMoab ʔš (HJ 115)HJ 115gloss withheldModern AramaicNSyr. ʾiyš (T 33)T 33Eblaitic/ʾīs₁/: names iš-a-bù, iš-ì-lum, iš-ù-lu, iš-ne-àr (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 58)Sanmartín GlOS 1, 58gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageʾ