# \*ʕīṣ̂-: 'tree, wood'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕīṣ̂-, 'tree, wood': reflexes in 19 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 | \*ʕīṣ̂- |
| Meaning | 'tree, wood' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 725 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | iṣu, iṣṣu (CAD I/J 214) | CAD I/J 214 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʕṣ (DULAT 183); \*/ʿiṣu/?, pl. /ʿiṣṣūma/? (UVST 161) | DULAT 183; UVST 161 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʕeḍ |  |  |
| Phoenician | ʿṣ (Krahmalkov 384) | Krahmalkov 384 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕēṣ (HALOT 863) | HALOT 863 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʿṣ 'wood' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿṣ |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | ʾāʿ (HALOT 863) | HALOT 863 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʾāʿ (HALOT 863) | HALOT 863 |  |
| Arabic | ʿiḍat (HALOT 863, 867) | HALOT 863, 867 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ʿḍ (HALOT 863; Sabaweb lemma 3673) | HALOT 863; Sabaweb lemma 3673 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ʿənṣäyti, ʾənṣäyti, ʿəč̣äy (LGz. 57) | LGz. 57 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ʿəč̣č̣ät (LGz. 57) | LGz. 57 |  |
| Amharic | ənč̣ät, əṭ, əṣ (LGz. 57) | LGz. 57 |  |
| Argobba | ənč̣ed (LGz. 57) | LGz. 57 |  |
| Gafat | ənč̣a (LGz. 57) | LGz. 57 |  |
| Harari | inč̣i (LGz. 57) | LGz. 57 |  |
| Gurage | äč̣č̣ä (LGz. 57) | LGz. 57 |  |
| Eblaitic | ì-ṣú (Kogan 2011, 199; VE 411; Krebernik 1983, 16); i-zu ba-ne(-um), ì-zu gu-PI /ʿiṣ́/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 92); /ʿiṣu ḳuwi/ (= GIŠ.URUDU.URUDU, VE 411; Kogan 2025, 7) | Kogan 2011 199; VE 411; Krebernik 1983, 16; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 92; Kogan 2025, 7 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Wol ənč̣e (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 90) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 90 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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