Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ʿ*ʕw/yš ~ *ʕšw/y {} *ʕw/ys ~ *ʕsw/y: 'kind of disease (fever, cold in the head; plague)' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ʕw/yš ~ *ʕšw/y {} *ʕw/ys ~ *ʕsw/yMeaning'kind of disease (fever, cold in the head; plague)'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 2014 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteAkkadianašû (ḫašû, ušû) OB on [CAD a2 476], [AHw 85]; âšu SB [CAD a2 477]CAD a2 476; AHw 85; CAD a2 477gloss withheldTigreʕaso, ʔaso [LH 463]LH 463gloss withheldJibbaliʕayɔ́s, EAST ʕɔs [JJ 20]JJ 20gloss withheldAmharicašo [K 1178]K 1178gloss withheldEpigraphic South ArabianSAB ʕws1 [SD 23; Sabaweb lemma 2812], MIN ʕs1 [LM 17]SD 23; Sabaweb lemma 2812; LM 17gloss withheldTigrinyaʕaso 'fever' [Bass 683], ʕassäwä 'to be malarial, of a marshy place etc. that produces fever' [ibid. 684]Bass 683; Bass 684 A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageʿ