# \*wsd: 'pillow'

> Proto-Semitic *wsd, 'pillow': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wsd |
| Meaning | 'pillow' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | wisād, wisādat 'a pillow, cushion, upon which one rests his cheek' (Lane 2940); isādat 'a pillow' (Lane 57) | Lane 2940; Lane 57 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʾesādē 'pillows' (Payne Smith 22) | Payne Smith 22 |  |

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## Notes

Gez. wasyəd, pl. wasāyəd 'pillow, bolster' (LGz. 620) is printed beside Arb. wisād, pl. wasāʾid. Cf. K0458 \*yVśVd- 'base'.

## Linked from

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

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