# \*yʾš: 'to despair'

> Proto-Semitic *yʾš, 'to despair': reflexes in 6 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>) › [Y](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/y/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*yʾš |
| Meaning | 'to despair' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | yʾš (nif.) (1S 27:1; HALOT 382) | HALOT 382 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | yʾš (itpa.) (HALOT 382) | HALOT 382 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | yaʾisa, ʾayisa (HALOT 382; LGz. 50) | HALOT 382; LGz. 50 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʾesa (LGz. 50; HALOT 382) | LGz. 50; HALOT 382 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ʾs (HALOT 382) | HALOT 382 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾs (Al-Jallad 2026, 10); yʾs, tʾs; yʾs (D), ʾyʾs (Al-Jallad 2026, 171) | Al-Jallad 2026 10; Al-Jallad 2026 171 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.