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*yVbVš-: 'be dry': Proto-Semitic *yVbVš-, 'be dry': reflexes in 11 language(s).
*yaraḫ-: 'kind of barley': Proto-Semitic *yaraḫ-, 'kind of barley': reflexes in 1 language(s).
*yaraʾ-: 'reed not used for writing': Proto-Semitic *yaraʾ-, 'reed not used for writing': reflexes in 1 language(s).
*yašar-: 'straight': Proto-Semitic *yašar-, 'straight': reflexes in 11 language(s).
*yad- ~ *ʾid-: 'hand': Proto-Semitic *yad- ~ *ʾid-, 'hand': reflexes in 28 language(s).
*yaḥmūr-: 'kind of wild hoofed animal': Proto-Semitic *yaḥmūr-, 'kind of wild hoofed animal': reflexes in 8 language(s).
*yapan-: 'young bull': Proto-Semitic *yapan-, 'young bull': reflexes in 7 language(s).
*yarbVʕ-: 'kind of rodent': Proto-Semitic *yarbVʕ-, 'kind of rodent': reflexes in 3 language(s).
*yawn- ~ *wanay-: 'dove': Proto-Semitic *yawn- ~ *wanay-, 'dove': reflexes in 11 language(s).
*yaʕal- ~ ʕawāl- (?): 'mythological bull' 1, 'rhinoceros' 2, 'young of the elephant' 3: Proto-Semitic *yaʕal- ~ ʕawāl- (?), 'mythological bull' 1, 'rhinoceros' 2, 'young of the elephant' 3: reflexes in 3 language(s).
*y/wḳd: 'burn': Proto-Semitic *y/wḳd, 'burn': reflexes in 9 language(s).
*ydʕ: 'know': Proto-Semitic *ydʕ, 'know': reflexes in 20 language(s).
*ytn ~ *ntn: 'give': Proto-Semitic *ytn ~ *ntn, 'give': reflexes in 13 language(s).
*(y/w)šṭw: 'to hold out, give/take; to accept, grant': Proto-Semitic *(y/w)šṭw, 'to hold out, give/take; to accept, grant': reflexes in 6 language(s).
*yʾš: 'to despair': Proto-Semitic *yʾš, 'to despair': reflexes in 6 language(s).
*yḳṯ̣: 'to wake, be awake, be alert': Proto-Semitic *yḳṯ̣, 'to wake, be awake, be alert': reflexes in 7 language(s).
*yṯw: 'to be, exist; to have': Proto-Semitic *yṯw, 'to be, exist; to have': reflexes in 9 language(s).
*yṯʿ: 'to help, save': Proto-Semitic *yṯʿ, 'to help, save': reflexes in 6 language(s).
*yVgVʕ-: 'be tired' 1, 'work' 2, 'feel pain' 3: Proto-Semitic *yVgVʕ-, 'be tired' 1, 'work' 2, 'feel pain' 3: reflexes in 4 language(s).
*yah-: 'Yah, Yahweh (divine name)': Proto-Semitic *yah-, 'Yah, Yahweh (divine name)': reflexes in 6 language(s).
-ī/-ya, *-nī: 'my; me' (pronominal suffix, 1 sg.): Proto-Semitic -ī/-ya, *-nī, 'my; me' (pronominal suffix, 1 sg.): reflexes in 3 language(s).
*yʾy: 'fine, fair, fitting': Proto-Semitic *yʾy, 'fine, fair, fitting': reflexes in 5 language(s).
*ypḥ: 'witness': Proto-Semitic *ypḥ, 'witness': reflexes in 2 language(s).
*yḳš: 'to catch (birds) with a snare' 1, 'fowler' 2: Proto-Semitic *yḳš, 'to catch (birds) with a snare' 1, 'fowler' 2: reflexes in 2 language(s).
*yā: 'oh! (vocative)' 1, 'woe!' 2: Proto-Semitic *yā, 'oh! (vocative)' 1, 'woe!' 2: reflexes in 7 language(s).
*yhr: 'to boast; arrogant, proud; glory, renown': Proto-Semitic *yhr, 'to boast; arrogant, proud; glory, renown': reflexes in 3 language(s).
*ykl: 'to be able, prevail; to endure': Proto-Semitic *ykl, 'to be able, prevail; to endure': reflexes in 5 language(s).
*yḥś: 'to be enrolled in a genealogy; genealogy': Proto-Semitic *yḥś, 'to be enrolled in a genealogy; genealogy': reflexes in 2 language(s).
*yarīʕ-at-: 'tent curtain' 1, 'tent' 2: Proto-Semitic *yarīʕ-at-, 'tent curtain' 1, 'tent' 2: reflexes in 2 language(s).
*yamīn- ~ *yamān-: 'right, right hand' 1, 'south' 2: Proto-Semitic *yamīn- ~ *yamān-, 'right, right hand' 1, 'south' 2: reflexes in 20 language(s).
*yamm-: 'sea': Proto-Semitic *yamm-, 'sea': reflexes in 13 language(s).
*yawīn-: 'silt, dirt': Proto-Semitic *yawīn-, 'silt, dirt': reflexes in 1 language(s).
*yVpVʕ-: 'shine' 1, 'go up, rise' 2: Proto-Semitic *yVpVʕ-, 'shine' 1, 'go up, rise' 2: reflexes in 5 language(s).
*yawm-: 'day': Proto-Semitic *yawm-, 'day': reflexes in 22 language(s).
*ynḳ: 'to suck' 1, 'wet-nurse' 2: Proto-Semitic *ynḳ, 'to suck' 1, 'wet-nurse' 2: reflexes in 9 language(s).
*yVbVb-: 'groan': Proto-Semitic *yVbVb-, 'groan': reflexes in 6 language(s).
*yatīm-: 'orphan': Proto-Semitic *yatīm-, 'orphan': reflexes in 13 language(s).
*yVśVd-: 'base': Proto-Semitic *yVśVd-, 'base': reflexes in 7 language(s).
*yaṣaq-: 'pour': Proto-Semitic *yaṣaq-, 'pour': reflexes in 3 language(s).
*yarVʾ-: 'to fear, be afraid, revere' 1, 'reverence, awe (abstract noun)' 2: Proto-Semitic *yarVʾ-, 'to fear, be afraid, revere' 1, 'reverence, awe (abstract noun)' 2: reflexes in 5 language(s).
Updated 5 November 2026