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*giŝŝ- - torso, body
(SED I No. 97)
The protoform *giŝŝ- is supported by Akk., Arm., Arb. Daṯ. and presumably MSA.
Words
Akkadian
giššu (gilšu)
- hip, flank
(CAD G 73, AHw. 288)
giššu is found in the majority of contexts; -l- in gilšu may be the scribal effort in order to render laterality
Hebrew
gäsäs
- side, arm
(Jastrow 261)
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
gīsā
- side, arm
(Jastrow 241, DJBA 282a)
Syriac
gessā
- hip.side; girdle around male pubic area; wheels and axles
(LSyr. 126, SL 250)
Arabic
ǯaˀš-
- coeur, âme, esprit (heart, soul, spirit)
(BK 1 245)
Arabic
ǯuˀšūš-
- poitrine (breast)
(BK 1 245)
Arabic
ǯašš-
- milieu du dos, vertèbres (d'une bête de somme) (middle of the back, chine)
(BK 1 295)
Arabic
ǯawš-
- poitrine; milieu (du corps de l'homme) (chest; midsection)
(BK 1 356)
Arabic
ǯūš-
- poitrine (chest)
(BK 1 356)
Mehri
gəŝŝēt
- body, corpse
(ML 126)
Jibbali
géŝə́t
- side
(JL 79)