# \*gwz 1, 2 ~ \*gzʾ 3 ~ \*gVzz- 4: 'tend, drive cattle to the watering-place; drive (beasts of burden)' 1, 'give money' 2, 'own, possess, govern' 3, 'cattle' 4

> Proto-Semitic *gwz 1, 2 ~ *gzʾ 3 ~ *gVzz- 4, 'tend, drive cattle to the watering-place; drive (beasts of burden)' 1, 'give money' 2, 'own, possess, govern' 3, 'cattle' 4: reflexes in 11 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 | \*gwz 1, 2 ~ \*gzʾ 3 ~ \*gVzz- 4 |
| Meaning | 'tend, drive cattle to the watering-place; drive (beasts of burden)' 1, 'give money' 2, 'own, possess, govern' 3, 'cattle' 4 |
| Basis | SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3109 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǯwz 'to go, walk; to pass, cross; to drive beasts of burden, mounts for someone; to water livestock, lead them to water' BK 1 353, IV 'to give s.o. such and such a sum of money' 354, cf. ʔal-ǯawzāʔ- 'black ewe, whose middle part of the body is white' 355 | BK 1 353 |  |
| Tigre | gäzʔa (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §4.2 no. 6) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §4.2 no. 6 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Wol Zw gǝzat, Sel gǝzāt LGur 306 | LGur 306 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | \*gäza LGur 304; Muh Gog Sod gǝzz, Sod. gǝzzoday ibid. 305 | LGur 304 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | gäzza (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §4.2 no. 6) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §4.2 no. 6 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | gäzaʔa (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §4.2 no. 6) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §4.2 no. 6 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | gäzzä; gǝzzä |  | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | gäzza, gīzi LGur 305 | LGur 305 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | gäzʔa |  | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab gwz (SD 51; Biella 67) | SD 51; Biella 67 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | gazʔa (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §4.2 no. 6) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §4.2 no. 6 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Geez gāz, gāzā, gizān (LGz. 210) is from Greek gaza (LGz. 210); cf. ʔǝgziʔ.

## Linked from

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

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