# \*ʕyṭ: 'to scream, shout'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕyṭ, 'to scream, shout': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕyṭ |
| Meaning | 'to scream, shout' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ʿyṭ; wayyāʿaṭ (1S 25:14) (HALOT 816) | HALOT 816 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʿāyiṭ (pl. ʿiyaṭ, ʿuyyaṭ, ʿayṭāt) 'tapageur, qui crie, qui pousse des vociférations'; ʿiyāṭ 'cris, vociférations, tapage' (BK 2 421); II 'vociferatus fuit in ebrietate aut tumultu' (Freytag 3 250) | BK 2 421; Freytag 3 250 |  |

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## Notes

HALOT 816 compares Arabic ʿyṭ 'to scream', and Syriac ʿayṭā and Mandaic aiṭa 'anger'.

## Linked from

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

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