# \*wṣt: 'ORDINANCE, DECREE'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *wṣt, 'ORDINANCE, DECREE': reflexes in 1 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*wṣt |
| Meaning | 'ORDINANCE, DECREE' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab wṣt (Biella 141, 142; Sabaweb lemma 5467); hwṣt, yhwṣtn; mwṣt, mṣt, mwṣtt (SD 164; 165) | Biella 141, 142; Sabaweb lemma 5467; SD 164 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Headword from Epigraphic South Arabian (Beeston 1982; Biella 1982), not a comparative reconstruction.

## Linked from

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

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