# \*pŝḥ: 'to rejoice'

> Proto-Semitic *pŝḥ, 'to rejoice': reflexes in 4 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 | \*pŝḥ |
| Meaning | 'to rejoice' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1951 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab h-fs₂ḥ (SD 46 apud SEDonline 1951) | SD 46; SEDonline 1951 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | tafaŝŝəḥa (CDG 168 apud SEDonline 1951) | CDG 168; SEDonline 1951 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | täfäŝŝəḥe (TED 2676 apud SEDonline 1951) | TED 2676; SEDonline 1951 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | fəsəsəḥ bela (LGz. 168) | LGz. 168 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*pŝḥ 'to rejoice' (SEDonline 1951); perhaps related to Akk. pašāḫu 'to rest, to calm down'. Distinct from 787 \*pVṣVḥ- 'be bright'.

## Linked from

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

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