# \*dVw/yVṣ-: 'leap, dance'

> Proto-Semitic *dVw/yVṣ-, 'leap, dance': 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>) › [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*dVw/yVṣ- |
| Meaning | 'leap, dance' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | dyṣ (HALOT 217) | HALOT 217 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | dwṣ 'exult, leap for joy' (Payne Smith 87) | Payne Smith 87 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | dwṣ (HALOT 217) | HALOT 217 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

HALOT 217 takes Hebrew dūṣ 'dance' as an Aramaic loan, and cites Jewish Aramaic dīṣā and Middle Hebrew dīṣā 'joy'.

## Linked from

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

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