# \*ŝVyVḫ-: 'to grow (in size or age)'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝVyVḫ-, 'to grow (in size or age)': reflexes in 5 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝVyVḫ- |
| Meaning | 'to grow (in size or age)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 899 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šyḫ 'to be old, to become old', šayḫ- 'vieillard; ancien, sheikh' BK 1 1296 | BK 1 1296 |  |
| Mehri | ŝōḫ (m. only) JM 391 | JM 391 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | šâḫu (šiāḫum) SB CAD š1 106; AHw 1224, šīḫu ibid. š2 418 | CAD š1 106; AHw 1224 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ŝōḫ (m. only) |  | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | \*śīaḥ (HALOT 1319) | HALOT 1319 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Hebrew śîaḥ 'shrub, bush' is another word (HALOT 1320; 3659).

## Linked from

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

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