# \*pVyVʾ-: 'return'

> Proto-Semitic *pVyVʾ-, 'return': 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>) › [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pVyVʾ- |
| Meaning | 'return' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1130 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | fyʔ (Lane 2467) | Lane 2467 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic fʾ (Al-Jallad 2026, 47) | Al-Jallad 2026 47 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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