# \*pšw {} \*psw: 'to break wind silently'

> Proto-Semitic *pšw {} *psw, 'to break wind silently': reflexes in 13 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 | \*pšw {} \*psw |
| Meaning | 'to break wind silently' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2291 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | fsw 'to release wind (that is not heard)' \[BK 2 595\]; fissat- 'pet' \[ibid. 591\] | BK 2 595; BK 591 |  |
| Akkadian | pašû OA, OB on \[AHw 846\] | AHw 846 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | fäša \[LH 662\] | LH 662 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL fose, ZWY fosū, WOL foše \[LGur 246\] | LGur 246 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | fasawa \[LGz 168\] | LGz 168 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | SOD fossä, CHA ENN GYE fʷäšä, EZ̆A END MUH MSQ fʷäššä, GOG foššä \[LGur 246\] | LGur 246 |  |
| Amharic | fässa \[K 2291\] | K 2291 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | fäsäwä 'to make, let out farts' \[Bass 994\] | Bass 994 |  |
| Harari | fäs āša (SED I 315) | SED I 315 |  |
| Gafat | fʷäsa (LGz. 168) | LGz. 168 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic fsy (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 70) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 70 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | fässa (Leslau 1997: 200 apud SEDonline 1024) | Leslau 1997: 200; SEDonline 1024 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | šeff (JL 260 apud SEDonline 1024) | JL 260; SEDonline 1024 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

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

---

Page: https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2091_to_break_wind_silently/
Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.