Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/Y*yʾš: 'to despair' Root FieldValueReconstruction*yʾšMeaning'to despair'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteHebrewyʾš (nif.) (1S 27:1; HALOT 382)HALOT 382gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicyʾš (itpa.) (HALOT 382)HALOT 382gloss withheldArabicyaʾisa, ʾayisa (HALOT 382; LGz. 50)HALOT 382; LGz. 50gloss withheldGeezʾesa (LGz. 50; HALOT 382)LGz. 50; HALOT 382gloss withheldEpigraphic South Arabianʾs (HALOT 382)HALOT 382Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ʾs (Al-Jallad 2026, 10); yʾs, tʾs; yʾs (D), ʾyʾs (Al-Jallad 2026, 171)Al-Jallad 2026 10; Al-Jallad 2026 171gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 24 October 2026Linked from 1 pageY