# \*zaw(V)g-: 'marry' 1, 'wife' 2, 'pair' 3

> Proto-Semitic *zaw(V)g-, 'marry' 1, 'wife' 2, 'pair' 3: reflexes in 3 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 | \*zaw(V)g- |
| Meaning | 'marry' 1, 'wife' 2, 'pair' 3 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 52 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | zwǯ 1, zawǯ-at- 2; zawğ/žūz/zūz 3 (OLA80 §35.4c) | OLA80 §35.4c |  |
| Hebrew | zwg | SEDonline semet 1539 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | zawgā 'yoke, pair; yokefellow, wife' 2, 3; zaweg 'join together, unite in marriage' 1 (Payne Smith 111) | Payne Smith 111 |  |

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## Notes

OLA80 §35.4c: zawğ is used as the numeral 'two' in Maghrebine Arabic.

## Linked from

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

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