# \*ʾiš-: 'man'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾiš-, 'man': reflexes in 8 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾiš- |
| Meaning | 'man' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 5 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenician | Phn pl. ʔšm, cstr. ʔš (HJ 116); ʔš (B 277) | HJ 116; B 277 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʔīš (HALOT 43); ʔš (HJ 115) | HALOT 43; HJ 115 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ʔys (Sabaweb lemma 1413) | Sabaweb lemma 1413 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | DA, ʔš, Samal ʔš, OAram ʔš, OffAr ʔš, Palm ʔyš (HJ 115-116); Sam ʔyš (Tal 25) | HJ 115-116; Tal 25 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʾš, ʾyš (T 33); ʔš, pl. ʔšm (HJ 115) | T 33; HJ 115 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | Moab ʔš (HJ 115) | HJ 115 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. ʾiyš (T 33) | T 33 |  |
| Eblaitic | /ʾīs₁/: names iš-a-bù, iš-ì-lum, iš-ù-lu, iš-ne-àr (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 58) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 58 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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