# \*ɣṣ̂ṣ̂: 'to take away, reduce'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣṣ̂ṣ̂, 'to take away, reduce': 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 | \*ɣṣ̂ṣ̂ |
| Meaning | 'to take away, reduce' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ɣḍḍ (Lane 2264 apud SEDonline 2091) | Lane 2264; SEDonline 2091 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | aɣẓ̂éẓ̂ (JL 92 apud SEDonline 2091) | JL 92; SEDonline 2091 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*ɣṣ̂ṣ̂ 'to take away, to deprive' (Kogan 2005c: 188 apud SEDonline 2091). SEDonline 2091 also sets here Gz. ˁaṣ̂ṣ̂ 'desolation, waste, bareness' (CDG 58, LLA 1027), Tgr. ˁəṣṣo 'distress, famine', ˁaṣo 'barren' (WTS 492). Cf. 983 \*ɣVyVṣ̂- 'become small'.

## Linked from

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

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