# \*šVwVp-: 'to blow, smell'

> Proto-Semitic *šVwVp-, 'to blow, smell': 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 | \*šVwVp- |
| Meaning | 'to blow, smell' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2621 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | swf 'to sniff out and recognize the presence of something by its smell' \[BK 1 1166\] | BK 1 1166 |  |
| Hebrew | PB šwp 'to blow; to emit poisonous breath, to poison' \[Ja 1538\] | Ja 1538 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | šwp 'to blow' \[Ja 1538\] | Ja 1538 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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