# \*ʕṣy: 'to resist, oppose, disobey; to quarrel'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕṣy, 'to resist, oppose, disobey; to quarrel': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-28.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕṣy |
| Meaning | 'to resist, oppose, disobey; to quarrel' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ʿṣh nif. (Sir 4:28) (HALOT 866) | HALOT 866 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿṣā 'to resist, make resistance, fight against'; ethpe. 'to refuse, resist, oppose'; pa. 'to resist, refuse, be contumacious, wilfully disobedient' (Payne Smith 422) | Payne Smith 422 |  |
| Arabic | ʿaṣā 'he disobeyed him, or rebelled against him'; muʿāṣāh 'opposition, resistance' (Lane 2069) | Lane 2069 |  |

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## Notes

HALOT 866 queries Ethiopic ʿaṣawa 'to chop down, fell' (Dillmann 1023). Not 400 \*ʕaṣāw/y- 'stick'.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.