*ṣyʾ: 'to be filthy, dirty'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ṣīʔat- 'washing, an imperfect ablution, such that all the dirt remains on the head' [BK 1 1388], ṣayyaʔa 'to wash very imperfectly, only to wet (the head), in such a way that it is not properly cleaned' [ibid.], also wṣʔ 'to be soiled with filth' [ibid. 2 1546]	BK 1 1388; BK 2 1546
Mandaic Aramaic	ṢAA [DM 385]	DM 385	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab. ṣyw (in: ys1tṣyn) [SD 147]	SD 147	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ṣā(ʔ)tā 'filth, turpitude' [Ja 1257]	Ja 1257
Syrian Aramaic	ṣyʔ 'he turned out impure' [Brock 619]	Brock 619
Jibbali	ḍeʾ (LGz. 567)	LGz. 567	gloss withheld
Tigre	ṣäyʾa, ṣäyʿa (LGz. 567)	LGz. 567	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	č̣äʾe, ṣäyʾe (LGz. 567)	LGz. 567	gloss withheld
Gurage	č̣əyä (LGz. 567); Ezha č̣əyyä, Enn. č̣iyǟ, Gog. č̣iyä (EDG 192 apud SEDonline 991)	LGz. 567; EDG 192; SEDonline 991	gloss withheld
Argobba	č̣eˀ (Wetter 2010:78 apud SEDonline 991)	Wetter 2010:78; SEDonline 991	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026