iṣu  [GIŠ : ]  (n. ; st. constr. iṣi, pl. iṣṣū)

tree, wood ;

Cf. (ša) ēṣi

See also : qissu, ṣulmu, bulê, sindû, nākisu

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*ʿiṣ́
• Arabic : hatab  حطب "wood"
• Hebrew : ʿēṣ  עֵצ
• Ugaritic : ʿṣ  
• Ge'ez : ʿǝḍ

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