# \*psps: 'to be spoiled; to break up'

> Proto-Semitic *psps, 'to be spoiled; to break up': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*psps |
| Meaning | 'to be spoiled; to break up' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1976 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigrinya | fäsfäsä (TED 2679 apud SEDonline 1976) | TED 2679; SEDonline 1976 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | fásfəs (ML 103 apud SEDonline 1976) | ML 103; SEDonline 1976 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | əfsfés (JL 63 apud SEDonline 1976) | JL 63; SEDonline 1976 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*psps 'to be spoiled' (SEDonline 1976); EDA I 401 (◊P0727) does not rule out a connection of Tna. fäsfäsä, Mhr. fásfəs and Jib. əfsfés with Akk. pasāsu 'to erase, to cancel', presuming a biconsonantal element \*ps 'to break'. Cf. 2265 \*pVšpVš- 'bug'.

## Linked from

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

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