# \*ṣwṣ: 'to look, gaze; to shine'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣwṣ, 'to look, gaze; to shine': reflexes in 3 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣwṣ |
| Meaning | 'to look, gaze; to shine' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | צוץ hif. pt. מֵצִיץ (HALOT 1013–1014) | HALOT 1013–1014 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | צוץ af. (HALOT 1013) | HALOT 1013 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṢUṢ, ṢIṢ (MD 390) | MD 390 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

HALOT 1013 joins II צוץ to I צוץ 'to blossom' (König, Zorell, Blau: 'to bloom and to gleam and to look'), against Gesenius-B. and KBL.

## Linked from

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

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