# \*gawaʒ-: 'pass'

> Proto-Semitic *gawaʒ-, 'pass': 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>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gawaʒ- |
| Meaning | 'pass' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1450 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | gwz \[-u-\]; jāza l-mawḍiʿa 'he went, or passed, in, or along, the place, and left it behind' (Lane 484); mujtāz 'going, or passing along' (Lane 486) | Lane 484; Lane 486 |  |
| Hebrew | gwz |  |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | gz |  |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | gāz |  |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic gwz (Al-Jallad 2026, 53) | Al-Jallad 2026 53 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.