# \*šVwVḳ-: 'push'

> Proto-Semitic *šVwVḳ-, 'push': 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>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šVwVḳ- |
| Meaning | 'push' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1482 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | swq \[-u-\]; sāqa l-māšiyata 'he drove the cattle; he urged the cattle to go' (Lane 1470) | Lane 1470 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic swq (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 124) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 124 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab s3yq (Biella 505) | Biella 505 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.