# \*ŝky: 'to look'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝky, 'to look': reflexes in 6 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝky |
| Meaning | 'to look' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | maŝkīt (HALOT 641 apud SEDonline 2164) | HALOT 641; SEDonline 2164 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA sky (DJPA 377 apud SEDonline 2164); JBA sky (DJBA 809 apud SEDonline 2164) | DJPA 377; SEDonline 2164; DJBA 809 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | sky (LSyr. 473 apud SEDonline 2164) | LSyr. 473; SEDonline 2164 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | sakawa (CDG 498 apud SEDonline 2164); ˀaskawa, maskot (CDG 365 apud SEDonline 2164) | CDG 498; SEDonline 2164; CDG 365 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | eŝŝóki (JL 251 apud SEDonline 2164) | JL 251; SEDonline 2164 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ŝke, ŝkɛ (SLOnline 26724) | SLOnline 26724 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*ŝky 'to look' (Naumkin et al. 2022:279 apud SEDonline 2164), where the Soqotri verb is identified with it (SLOnline 26724).

## Linked from

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

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