# \*pas-: 'part, lot, portion; tax'

> Proto-Semitic *pas-, 'part, lot, portion; tax': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pas- |
| Meaning | 'part, lot, portion; tax' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1966 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | Nab. ps (DNWSI 921) | DNWSI 921 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA psˀ (DJPA 334 apud SEDonline 1966); JBA paysā (DJBA 900 apud SEDonline 1966) | DJPA 334; SEDonline 1966; DJBA 900 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | pessā (LSyr. 580, SL 1208 apud SEDonline 1966) | LSyr. 580, SL 1208; SEDonline 1966 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | tafāsasa (CDG 168 apud SEDonline 1966) | CDG 168; SEDonline 1966 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | fäsäs (WTS 662 apud SEDonline 1966) | WTS 662; SEDonline 1966 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | fäsäs (TED 2678 apud SEDonline 1966) | TED 2678; SEDonline 1966 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | fäsäs (AED 2294 apud SEDonline 1966) | AED 2294; SEDonline 1966 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*pas- 'part, lot' (SEDonline 1966); EDA I 402 (◊P0728) adduces Nab. ps, JBA paysā, Syr. pessā, Gz. tafāsasa and the EthS 'tax' words for Akk. passu 'doll; gamepiece', assuming that it first designated a piece of stone used as a lot. Cf. 72 \*pas-/\*pis- 'palm'.

## Linked from

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

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