# \*ŝₓVḥ-: 'be open'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝₓVḥ-, 'be open': reflexes in 1 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>) › [ś](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝₓVḥ- |
| Meaning | 'be open' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1046 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šḥy a,1 (Lane 1515) | Lane 1515 |  |

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## Notes

Soq. ɛ́ŝiḥ 'to open one's mouth repeatedly' (Naumkin et al. 2019b:75) and Tgr. säḥa 'to yawn' (WTS 172), apud SEDonline 2015, an areal \*ŝḥw/\*ˀŝḥ 'to open one's mouth'.

## Linked from

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

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