# \*ʕaŝab-: 'be dry (of grass), produce grass'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕaŝab-, 'be dry (of grass), produce grass': reflexes in 8 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 | \*ʕaŝab- |
| Meaning | 'be dry (of grass), produce grass' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 761 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕšb a,4 (Lane 2049) | Lane 2049 |  |
| Hebrew | ʿēŝäb (Kogan 2011, 200) | Kogan 2011 200 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿesbā (Kogan 2011, 200) | Kogan 2011 200 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ešēbu, D uššubu (CAD E 352; HALOT 889); uššubu adj. (CAD U/W 309) | CAD E 352; HALOT 889; CAD U/W 309 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ʿiśbā (HALOT 889) | HALOT 889 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Palm. ʿšb (HALOT 889) | HALOT 889 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʿiś/sbā (HALOT 889) | HALOT 889 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʿśb (Al-Jallad 2026, 19) | Al-Jallad 2026 19 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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