# \*šgy: 'to wander, stray'

> Proto-Semitic *šgy, 'to wander, stray': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šgy |
| Meaning | 'to wander, stray' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | šgh (HALOT 1413 apud SEDonline 1561) | HALOT 1413; SEDonline 1561 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šgy (LSyr. 754, SL 1508 apud SEDonline 1561) | LSyr. 754, SL 1508; SEDonline 1561 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | sakʷaya (CDG 498 apud SEDonline 1561) | CDG 498; SEDonline 1561 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | šgʔ (DNWSI 1108) | DNWSI 1108 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*šgy 'to wander' (Arkhipov 2018: 170 apud SEDonline 1561). Akk. sagû 'to wander (in search of subsistence)' is a West Semitic loan (Streck 2000: 114 apud SEDonline 1561).

## Linked from

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

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