# \*ʕayŝₓ-: 'bread, corn food'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕayŝₓ-, 'bread, corn food': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕayŝₓ- |
| Meaning | 'bread, corn food' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2561 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕayš, Yemeni | Tāj 17:283 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ʕeš (LH 481), ʕayyäša (Ibid.) | LH 481 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pB. ʕīsā 'started dough, quantity of flour used for one person's meal' (Ja. 1072), ʕăsāsīt 'pounded wheat or peas' (Ibid. 1098) | Ja. 1072; Ja. 1098 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʿys₂ (Biella 363) | Biella 363 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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