Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʔiš-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Etymology

From Proto-Afro-Asiatic *ʾis- (“fire”)

Noun

*ʾiš(s)- f

fire

Descendants

East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒉈 (išātu)
West Semitic:
- Central Semitic:
  - Aramaic:
    Syriac: ܐܫܬܐ‎ (ʾeššāṯā)
    
    Hebrew: אשתא‎ (ʾiššāṯā)
  - Hebrew: אֵשׁ‎ (ʾēš), אִשֶּׁה‎ (ʾišše)
  - Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎‎ (ʾs)
  - Ugaritic: 𐎛𐎌𐎚 (ỉšt)
- South Semitic:
  - Amharic: እሳት (ʾəsat)
  - Dahalik: [script needed] (ʾisat)
  - Ge'ez: እሳት (ʾəsat)
  - Tigre: እሳት (ʾəsat)

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