# \*ʕw/yš ~ \*ʕšw/y {} \*ʕw/ys ~ \*ʕsw/y: 'kind of disease (fever, cold in the head; plague)'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕw/yš ~ *ʕšw/y {} *ʕw/ys ~ *ʕsw/y, 'kind of disease (fever, cold in the head; plague)': reflexes in 6 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 | \*ʕw/yš ~ \*ʕšw/y {} \*ʕw/ys ~ \*ʕsw/y |
| Meaning | 'kind of disease (fever, cold in the head; plague)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2014 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ašû (ḫašû, ušû) OB on \[CAD a2 476\], \[AHw 85\]; âšu SB \[CAD a2 477\] | CAD a2 476; AHw 85; CAD a2 477 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ʕaso, ʔaso \[LH 463\] | LH 463 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ʕayɔ́s, EAST ʕɔs \[JJ 20\] | JJ 20 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | ašo \[K 1178\] | K 1178 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB ʕws1 \[SD 23; Sabaweb lemma 2812\], MIN ʕs1 \[LM 17\] | SD 23; Sabaweb lemma 2812; LM 17 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ʕaso 'fever' \[Bass 683\], ʕassäwä 'to be malarial, of a marshy place etc. that produces fever' \[ibid. 684\] | Bass 683; Bass 684 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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