# \*ŝyḥ: 'dryness, drought'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝyḥ, 'dryness, drought': 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝyḥ |
| Meaning | 'dryness, drought' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʾšyḥ (Biella 515) | Biella 515 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Biella 515 compares Arabic šiyāḥ 'year of drought' and Daṯina šîḥ 'dryness'.

## Linked from

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

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