# \*ɣṯy: 'to be dark, clouded; to be confused'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣṯy, 'to be dark, clouded; to be confused': reflexes in 2 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>) › [ġ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ghayn/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣṯy |
| Meaning | 'to be dark, clouded; to be confused' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 49 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ešû (CAD E 378, AHw. 259 apud SEDonline 49) | CAD E 378, AHw. 259; SEDonline 49 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ɣṯy (Lane 2230 apud SEDonline 49) | Lane 2230; SEDonline 49 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PS \*ɣṯy 'to be dark' (SEDonline 49). Cf. 2452 \*ʕVt- 'time; night'.

## Linked from

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

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