# \*wVkVš-/\*yVkVš-: 'become small'

> Proto-Semitic *wVkVš-/*yVkVš-, 'become small': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wVkVš-/\*yVkVš- |
| Meaning | 'become small' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | wks \[-i-\] 'become deficient; diminish, decrease' (Lane 2964) | Lane 2964 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic wks (Al-Jallad 2026, 166) | Al-Jallad 2026 166 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Prefix \*wV-/\*yV-

## Linked from

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

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