*wšḫ: 'dirt, filth; to be dirty'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*wšḫ
Meaning	'dirt, filth; to be dirty'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	*yešaḥ (Mi 6:14) (HALOT 446)	HALOT 446	gloss withheld
Arabic	wasaḫ; wasiḫa (Lane 2940); wasiḫa (HALOT 446)	Lane 2940; HALOT 446	gloss withheld
Gurage	tosa (LGz. 581)	LGz. 581	gloss withheld

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Notes

HALOT 446 joins Hebrew *yešaḥ with Arabic wasaḫ 'dirt' and sets up the verb yšḥ (Arabic wasiḫa 'to be dirty') as its root; the Hebrew sense follows the Peshitta at Mi 6:14.

Updated 26 October 2026

*wšḫ: 'dirt, filth; to be dirty'

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