# \*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).

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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*yVgVʕ- |
| Meaning | 'be tired' 1, 'work' 2, 'feel pain' 3 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 331 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | wǯʕ \[-a-\] 'feel a pain' BK 2 1492 | BK 2 1492 |  |
| Akkadian | egû 1 |  |  |
| Hebrew | ygʕ 1, 2 |  |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic wgʿ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 139); ʾgʿ 3; ngʿ 3 (Al-Jallad 2026, 164) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 139; Al-Jallad 2026 164 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Mari jagâtu 'worries' (CAD I/J 321).

## Linked from

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

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