# \*hyg: 'war, battle'

> Proto-Semitic *hyg, 'war, battle': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*hyg |
| Meaning | 'war, battle' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | hayǧ 'civil war; conflict and faction'; hayǧāʾ 'war' (Lane 2911) | Lane 2911 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab hgm (SD 58) (Biella 108) | SD 58; Biella 108 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Noun of the verb 1137 \*hVyVg-. Sab hgm occurs once, beside the words for attacks and wars (J 578/11; Biella 108).

## Linked from

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

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