# \*w/yVṣ̂Vʕ-: 'put' 1, 'lay low' 2

> Proto-Semitic *w/yVṣ̂Vʕ-, 'put' 1, 'lay low' 2: reflexes in 4 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 | \*w/yVṣ̂Vʕ- |
| Meaning | 'put' 1, 'lay low' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 874 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | wḍʕ (Lane 3055), yḍʕ; waḍīʿ 'low, ignoble, vile, mean' 2; tawāḍaʿa 'he was, became, lowly, humble' 2 (Lane 3055) | Lane 3055 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab wḍʿ 2 (SD 157); wḍʿ 2 (Biella 143) | SD 157; Biella 143 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | yṣʿ hif., hof. 1 (HALOT 428) | HALOT 428 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | wa-za-ù, wa-za-um, wa-za-ù-um, wu-zu-um /w-ṣ́-ʕ/ 1 (= Sum. NI.BA.BÀRA, ŠU.GUB) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 362) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 362 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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