# \*ʕVšVḳ-: 'oppress, exploit'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVšVḳ-, 'oppress, exploit': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕVšVḳ- |
| Meaning | 'oppress, exploit' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ʿāšaq; ʿōšeq (HALOT 897) | HALOT 897 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʿasiqa; ʿasāq (HALOT 897) | HALOT 897 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | OArm. ʿšq (HALOT 897; DNWSI 892) | HALOT 897; DNWSI 892 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʿšq (HALOT 897; DJPA 421a apud CAL) | HALOT 897; DJPA 421a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ʿšq (HALOT 897; MD 358) | HALOT 897; MD 358 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕšaq 'accuse falsely, slander; impugn' (Payne Smith 431) | Payne Smith 431 |  |
| Canaanite | EG SYLL ʿa=ša=q, ʿ=š=g /\*ʿašaqa/ (Hoch 79–80) | Hoch 79–80 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 897 also cites Eg. ʿšq. Not עשׂק 'quarrel' (HALOT 894) nor II עשׁק 'be strong' (Akk. ešqu, HALOT 897).

## Linked from

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

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