# \*wʔy: 'to promise, assure'

> Proto-Semitic *wʔy, 'to promise, assure': reflexes in 1 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wʔy |
| Meaning | 'to promise, assure' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ytʾnn (Biella 120) | Biella 120 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Biella 120 compares Arabic waʾâ 'id.', Gt ittaʾâ 'to exact a promise from'.

## Linked from

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

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