# \*wṣ̂ḥ: 'to feel pain'

> Proto-Semitic *wṣ̂ḥ, 'to feel pain': 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>) › [W](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/w/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wṣ̂ḥ |
| Meaning | 'to feel pain' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1998 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | waṣ̂ṣ̂əḫa (CDG 606 apud SEDonline 1998) | CDG 606; SEDonline 1998 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | éẓ̂aḥ (JL 296 apud SEDonline 1998) | JL 296; SEDonline 1998 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | éẓ̂aḥ (LS 70–71; SLOnline 3183) | LS 70–71; SLOnline 3183 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PWS \*wṣ̂ḥ 'to feel pain' (SEDonline 1998), an Ethiopian–MSA isogloss (Kogan 2015:124 apud SEDonline 1998); the Jibbali form shows that Gz. ḫ is not etymological. Distinct from 2649 \*wṣ̂ḥ 'be clear, bright'.

## Linked from

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

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