# \*ṣ̂gʕ: 'to lie on one's side, recline'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣ̂gʕ, 'to lie on one's side, recline': reflexes in 5 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>) › [ṣ́](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dad/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-27.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣ̂gʕ |
| Meaning | 'to lie on one's side, recline' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḍaǧaʿa; ḍiǧʿat (Lane 1769); maḍǧaʿ (Lane 1770); ḍaǧaʿa, maḍǧaʿ (LGz. 149) | Lane 1769; Lane 1770; LGz. 149 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḍagʿa; taḍāgəʿa; ḍəgʿ, ḍəgāʿ; məḍgāʿ (LGz. 148) | LGz. 148 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ṣäggəʿa; čängəʿa (LGz. 149) | LGz. 149 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | täṣäggəʿe (LGz. 149) | LGz. 149 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic mḍgʿ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 95) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 95 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

LGz. 149 sets Arabic ḍaǧaʿa beside the Geez. Not 147 \*rbʕ 'lie down', 2502 \*gny/ʾ 'bend down, lie down' or 3154 \*rpḳ 'to lean, recline'.

## Linked from

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

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