# \*ṣwɣ: 'to cast (metal) in a mould'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣwɣ, 'to cast (metal) in a mould': reflexes in 2 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>) › [ṣ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tsade/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣwɣ |
| Meaning | 'to cast (metal) in a mould' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ṣaʿăṣuʿîm (pl. tantum) (HALOT 1042) | HALOT 1042 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṣāġa (Lane 1746); ṣīġat (Lane 1747); ṣāġa (HALOT 1042) | Lane 1746; Lane 1747; HALOT 1042 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Hebrew ʿ answers Arabic ġ (\*ɣ); HALOT 1042 sets the noun, a hapax (2 Chr 3:10), under \*ṣwʿ. Arabic ṣāʾiġ is the goldsmith (Lane 1747).

## Linked from

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

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