# \*ṣūṣ- 'chick' 1, 'kind of bird' 2

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on.

- Author's gloss: chick, young bird
- SED semet 1192
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/%E1%B9%A3/1146_chick_1_kind_of_bird_2.md

## In Linear A

- [ZU-SU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/ZU-SU/index.md>) (Ṣūṣu): personal name, 'chick'

## Notes

Tomback (T 280) compares J.Aram. ṣīṣaʾ 'type of a bird of prey' and Sam.Aram. ṣūṣ 'young bird'.

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Punic: ṣṣ 2 (T 280) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: ṣūṣ-

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit 50525edd.