# \*ŝₓgʕ {} \*ŝgʕ: 'to be rabid, mad'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝₓgʕ {} *ŝgʕ, 'to be rabid, mad': 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>) › [ś](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝₓgʕ {} \*ŝgʕ |
| Meaning | 'to be rabid, mad' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2298 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šǧʕ 'to surpass someone in bravery, in warlike courage; to have a menacing, severe, austere look', šaǧiʕ- 'furious, in a rage (camel)', šaǧʕat- 'feeble-minded', mašǧaʕ- 'completely mad, utterly so' \[BK 1 1194\] | BK 1 1194 |  |
| Akkadian | šegû OB, SB \[CAD š2 260\], \[AHw 1208\] | CAD š2 260; AHw 1208 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šgʕ (puʕ, hitpaʕ) (HALOT 1415) | HALOT 1415 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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