# \*hVwVy-: 'be, become'

> Proto-Semitic *hVwVy-, 'be, become': reflexes in 8 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 | \*hVwVy- |
| Meaning | 'be, become' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1644 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ewu |  |  |
| Hebrew | hwy |  |  |
| Amorite | hwy; yahwî (Buck 2019, 327) | Buck 2019, 327 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | hwy |  |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | hwy (HALOT 1858 apud SEDonline 343) | HALOT 1858; SEDonline 343 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA hwy (DJPA 160 apud SEDonline 343) | DJPA 160; SEDonline 343 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | hwy (LSyr. 173, SL 333 apud SEDonline 343) | LSyr. 173, SL 333; SEDonline 343 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | Mlaḥso hvy (Jastrow 1994:157 apud SEDonline 343); Tur. hwy (JL 164 apud SEDonline 343) | Jastrow 1994:157; SEDonline 343; JL 164 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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