*šwʕ ~ *šyʕ: 'to plaster, smear over'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*šwʕ ~ *šyʕ
Meaning'to plaster, smear over'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabictasyīʿ 'the act of plastering with mud'; sayyaʿtu l-ḥāʾiṭa 'I plastered the wall with mud and chopped straw'; sayāʿ 'mud mixed with chopped straw, with which one plasters'; misyaʿat 'a plasterer's trowel' (Lane 1485)Lane 1485
Syrian Aramaicšyāʿā 'daubing, plastering; mud layer' (Payne Smith 575); šaʿ 'smooth, plaster; smooth down'; šʿā 'smooth down, plaster; stop up' (Payne Smith 588)Payne Smith 575; Payne Smith 588
Judaic Aramaicšwʿ pe., pa. (HALOT 1612)HALOT 1612gloss withheld
HebrewI šʿʿ hif. (HALOT 1612)HALOT 1612gloss withheld

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Notes

HALOT 1612 takes Hebrew I šʿʿ as cognate with, or a by-form of, Middle Hebrew šwʿ 'to smooth', the Judaic Aramaic verb. Payne Smith files the Syriac under šwʿ, šʿʿ and šʿʾ; Lane 1485 files the Arabic under syʿ. Not 2873 *ṭVyVḫ- 'plaster' or 3534 *ŝyd 'lime, plaster'.

Updated 26 October 2026

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