# \*wṣ̂ḥ: 'be clear, bright'

> Proto-Semitic *wṣ̂ḥ, 'be clear, bright': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wṣ̂ḥ |
| Meaning | 'be clear, bright' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3184 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | waḍaḥa 'to be manifest, evident, clear', wāḍiḥ- 'clear, evident, manifest; shining, radiant with whiteness or light', waḍaḥ- 'all that appears, shines, and lets itself be seen distinctly; the glow of the dawn or of the moon when it appears; a white mark on the forehead or feet of a horse; a mark imprinted on a horse's skin; hoariness, white hair; milk; leprosy' (BK II 1553), mutawaḍḍiḥ '.. whitish (camels)' (ibid., 1554) | BK II 1553; BK 1554 |  |
| Tigre | (wǝč̣uḥ), f. wǝč̣ḥǝt, wač̣ḥa (LH 449) | LH 449 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Sod. Muh. Msq. Eža Cha. weṭa, Enn. wīṭa, Gye. wēṭa, End. wīṭä (LGur. 672) | LGur. 672 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | wǝṭṭǝne (K 1596). | K 1596 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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