𒅆𒄿𒄑𒍣

Hittite

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sh₁ói ~ *sh₁énti, from *seh₁- (“to sow”).

Verb

𒅆𒄿𒄑𒍣 • (ši-i-ez-zi) (third-person present singular)

1. to impress (with a seal), to seal
2. to put on (headgear)
3. to pitch (a tent)
4. to prick, puncture, sting
5. to propel, shoot, hurl, throw
6. to squirt, spurt, flow
7. to shoot out, spring out, sprout forth
8. to press

Usage notes

Stems were sai- or siye-.