# \*wšḫ: 'dirt, filth; to be dirty'

> Proto-Semitic *wšḫ, 'dirt, filth; to be dirty': 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 2026-10-26.

## 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.

## Linked from

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

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