# \*ṣwy: 'to be dry, wither; dry land'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣwy, 'to be dry, wither; dry land': 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>) › [ṣ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tsade/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣwy |
| Meaning | 'to be dry, wither; dry land' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ṣiyyâ (HALOT 1021–1022) | HALOT 1021–1022 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣawyā (HALOT 1022); ṣwāyā (Payne Smith 475) | HALOT 1022; Payne Smith 475 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṢWA (HALOT 1021); ṣauia (HALOT 1022) | HALOT 1021; HALOT 1022 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṣawā, ṣawiya (Lane 1751); ṣāwin (Lane 1751); ṣawā (ṣwy) (HALOT 1021) | Lane 1751; HALOT 1021 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ṣwy (Al-Jallad 2026, 150) | Al-Jallad 2026 150 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 1021 sets up \*ṣyh 'dry up, wither' for ṣiyyâ, with JArm. ṣǝwāʾ, Syr. ṣǝwī, Mnd. ṢWA and Arb. ṣawā; HALOT 1020 derives II \*ṣî 'creatures of the dry land' (2187) from ṣiyyâ. Not 1177 \*ṣVḥ- 'be dry' (ḥ) or 834 \*ṣVday- 'be thirsty'.

## Linked from

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

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