# \*ɣŝy: 'to cover'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣŝy, 'to cover': 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣŝy |
| Meaning | 'to cover' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | עשׂה qal (HALOT 893) | HALOT 893 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ġašiya (HALOT 893) | HALOT 893 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 893 numbers III עשׂה 'to protect, cover' apart from IV עשׂה 'to turn towards'.

## Linked from

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

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