# \*ʕVŝVy-: 'do, make'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVŝVy-, 'do, make': reflexes in 7 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 | \*ʕVŝVy- |
| Meaning | 'do, make' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 332 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | ʕšy |  |  |
| Hebrew | ʕŝy; ʿaśah (HALOT 889) | HALOT 889 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʿs1y (SD 20) (Biella 375) | SD 20; Biella 375 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ʿŚY 'create' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿśy |  |
| Punic | ʿšy; N.Pu. mʾsʾ (T 163) | T 163; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿśy | gloss withheld |
| Emar | ʕ-s2-y: names ia-aʔ-šu, ia-aʔ-šú, la-ti-iʔ-ša (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 92) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 92 | gloss withheld |
| Moabite | ʕšy (DNWSI 890) | DNWSI 890 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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