# \*zhy: 'be bright, shine'

> Proto-Semitic *zhy, 'be bright, shine': reflexes in 5 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>) › [Z](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/z/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*zhy |
| Meaning | 'be bright, shine' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3185 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔazhā́ 'shiny; tawny, red (said of dates, when they ripen)' (BK I 1024) | BK I 1024 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | Mnd. ZHA (DM 162) | DM 162 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | zīhā 'reflected light, reflexion' (Ja. 391) | Ja. 391 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | zǝhe, zahyā 'splendid, bright' (Brock 189) | Brock 189 |  |
| Argobba | zelläha |  | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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