# \*dVw/yVš- ~ \*dVʕ/hVš-: 'trample underfoot' 1, 'tread down' 2, 'crush', 'crush underfoot' 4, 'thresh' 4

> Proto-Semitic *dVw/yVš- ~ *dVʕ/hVš-, 'trample underfoot' 1, 'tread down' 2, 'crush', 'crush underfoot' 4, 'thresh' 4: reflexes in 14 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/yVš- ~ \*dVʕ/hVš- |
| Meaning | 'trample underfoot' 1, 'tread down' 2, 'crush', 'crush underfoot' 4, 'thresh' 4 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 305 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | dws, dys \[-u-\] 1, dʕs \[-a-\] 1, 3; dhs 1, 3; dāsa 'he trod, trod upon, or trampled upon (a thing, or the ground) vehemently, with the foot' 1 (Lane 932) | Lane 932 |  |
| Mehri | dōs |  |  |
| Akkadian | diāsu, dâsu 1, 4 |  |  |
| Harsusi | dōs |  |  |
| Tigre | dähasa 2 |  |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | duš, diš 1, 2 |  |  |
| Geez | dsy 1, 4 |  |  |
| Hebrew | dwš, dyš 1, 2 |  |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | dwš | SEDonline semet 517 |  |
| Tigrinya | däḥasä (LGz. 128) | LGz. 128 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | dasä (LGz. 128) | LGz. 128 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | dasä (LGz. 128) | LGz. 128 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | dwš 2 (HALOT BArm. s.v. דושׁ) | HALOT BArm. s.v. דושׁ | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | dāš 1 (LGz. 145) | LGz. 145 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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