# \*dVg-an- ~ \*dagʷab-: 'grasshopper/locust, fly, ant'

> Proto-Semitic *dVg-an- ~ *dagʷab-, 'grasshopper/locust, fly, ant': 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>) › [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*dVg-an- ~ \*dagʷab- |
| Meaning | 'grasshopper/locust, fly, ant' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2374 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | dayaǯān- 'large swarm of locusts' \[BK 1 756\], \[LA II 277\]. | BK 1 756; LA II 277 |  |
| Mehri | dǝgdīg \[JM 65\]. | JM 65 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | degdīg \[JH 23\]. | JH 23 |  |
| Tigre | dängäbät (LGz. 125) | LGz. 125 |  |
| Geez | dagobǝyā (dagabǝyā, dagobiyā, dogabiyā) (LGz. 125) | LGz. 125 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | dǝgdég \[JJ 35\]. | JJ 35 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | dägʷäbe (K 1833), dägobǝya (ibid.) | K 1833 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | duga 'a kind of reddish fly very bothersome to cattle' \[Bass. 795\]; dägʷäbä 'a kind of cricket' (Bass. 799) | Bass. 795; Bass. 799 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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