# \*pṯ̣ġ: 'to wound, lacerate'

> Proto-Semitic *pṯ̣ġ, 'to wound, lacerate': 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pṯ̣ġ |
| Meaning | 'to wound, lacerate' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | pẓġ (DULAT 679) | DULAT 679 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | פצע (HALOT 954); פֶּצַע (HALOT 954) | HALOT 954 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 954 also gives JArm. pṣʕ 'to destroy, split' and Arabic faṣaʕa 'to squeeze out'; the Arabic ṣ and ʕ answer \*ṣ and \*ʕ, the Aramaic ṣ answers \*ṣ.

## Linked from

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

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