# \*hVḏVy/w-: 'to be mad, talk without sense; produce incoherent sounds (in one's sleep)'

> Proto-Semitic *hVḏVy/w-, 'to be mad, talk without sense; produce incoherent sounds (in one's sleep)': reflexes in 7 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>) › [H](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/h/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*hVḏVy/w- |
| Meaning | 'to be mad, talk without sense; produce incoherent sounds (in one's sleep)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1219 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | hḏw 'to rave, talk nonsense' \[BK 2 1408\], huḏāʔ- 'delirium' \[ibid.\] | BK 2 1408 |  |
| Mehri | hǝḏ (rare) \[JM 153\] | JM 153 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | azû (ḫazû, asû) OB on \[CAD a2 528\], \[AHw 92\] | CAD a2 528; AHw 92 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | ENN ažažät \[LGur 123\]; EZ̆A MUH MSQ SOD zazza, CHA ENN GYT zasa, END zassaʔa \[ibid.\]. | LGur 123 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | héḏé \[JJ 95\]. | JJ 95 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | hāzā (HALOT 243). | HALOT 243 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | həḏā \[PS 973\] | PS 973 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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