# \*ŝḳy: 'to be wretched, distressed; to afflict, torment'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝḳy, 'to be wretched, distressed; to afflict, torment': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝḳy |
| Meaning | 'to be wretched, distressed; to afflict, torment' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šaqiya 'he was, became, unprosperous, unfortunate, unhappy, miserable; he was in a state of straitness, distress, adversity, difficulty' (Lane 1581); ʾašqāhu, šaqāhu '(God) caused him to be unprosperous, unhappy, or miserable; caused him to be in a state of straitness, distress, adversity' (Lane 1582) | Lane 1581; Lane 1582 |  |
| Geez | śāqaya, sāqaya; taśāqaya; śəqāy (LGz. 532) | LGz. 532 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | śiqi; śiqí (LGz. 532) | LGz. 532 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Not 1389 \*šVḳ- 'drink'.

## Linked from

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

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