# \*ʕVṣ̂ā/īṣ̂-: '(kind of) bone'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVṣ̂ā/īṣ̂-, '(kind of) bone': reflexes in 5 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>) › [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕVṣ̂ā/īṣ̂- |
| Meaning | '(kind of) bone' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2011 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕuḍāḍ-, ʕaḍḍāḍ- 'the top of the nose, where the eyebrows part' \[BK 2 277\] | BK 2 277 |  |
| Mehri | ʔāẑáyẑ, pl. ʔāẑáwẑ \[JM 39\] | JM 39 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ʔāẑāyẑ \[JH 14\]; cf. also ʔaẑáyl \[ibid.\] | JH 14 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ʕíẕ̂ɛ́ẕ̂, pl. ʕɔ́ẕ̂ɔ́ẕ̂ \[JJ 21\]; EAST JIB ʕáyẑǝ́ẑ \[ibid.\] | JJ 21 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ʕáẑeẑ (SED I 24) | SED I 24 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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