# \*g(ʷ)ŝ1ʕ/ʾ {} \*g(ʷ)ŝʕ/ʾ: 'to belch, retch, vomit'

> Proto-Semitic *g(ʷ)ŝ1ʕ/ʾ {} *g(ʷ)ŝʕ/ʾ, 'to belch, retch, vomit': reflexes in 17 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 | \*g(ʷ)ŝ1ʕ/ʾ {} \*g(ʷ)ŝʕ/ʾ |
| Meaning | 'to belch, retch, vomit' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2259 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧšʔ (a) 'roter' \[BK 1 295\]; DAṮ taǧaššaʕ do. \[GD 283\]. | BK 1 295; GD 283 |  |
| Mehri | gǝŝō \[JM 126\] | JM 126 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | gšʕ \[LS 117\]; góŝe, géŝe (SLOnline 4146) | LS 117; SLOnline 4146 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | gešû (u) SB \[CAD G 64\], \[AHw 287\] | CAD G 64; AHw 287 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | geŝō \[JH 42\] | JH 42 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | gäsʕa \[LH 580\] | LH 580 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | GSA, GUS \[DM 96, 84\] | DM 96, 84 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL atgēsä, WOL atgesä (t-stem), ZWY gäsa \[LGur 297\] | LGur 297 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | gʷaŝʕa (ā) \[LGz 205\] | LGz 205 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | CHA, GYE gäsa, EZHA, MUH, MSQ, GOG, SOD agässa, END agässaʔa \[LGur 297\] | LGur 297 |  |
| Jibbali | s̃ǝgéŝi \[JJ 80\] (caus.), yǝŝgɛ́ŝaʕ (jussive) \[ibid. 80\] | JJ 80 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | gʕš (hitpo) (HALOT 200); cf. PB gʕš \[Ja 261-2\]; gāsā \[ibid. 260\] | HALOT 200; Ja 261-2; Ja 260 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | gässa \[K 1954\] | K 1954 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | (as)gessa \[LGur 297\] | LGur 297 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | gǝsā 'he/she belched' \[Brock 126\] | Brock 126 |  |
| Tigrinya | gʷäsʕe 'to belch' \[Bass 873\] | Bass 873 |  |
| Harari | (?) giziʔ āša (SED I 284) | SED I 284 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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