# \*ġVmVṣ-: 'oppress'

> Proto-Semitic *ġVmVṣ-, 'oppress': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ġVmVṣ- |
| Meaning | 'oppress' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ġamaṣa 'despise' (Lane 2295) | Lane 2295 |  |
| Geez | ʿammaḍa (LGz. 63) | LGz. 63; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ġmṣ | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥmṣ (HALOT 329) | HALOT 329 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Geʿez ḍ against Arb. ṣ.; Heb. ḥ against Arb. ġ and Geʿez ʿ; HALOT 329 sets II חמץ 'to oppress' beside Arb. ġamaṣa and Eth. ʿamaḍa.

## Linked from

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

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