# \*šVtVy- 'drink'

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

- Author's gloss: to drink; drink, libation
- SED semet 1463
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/%C5%A1/1384_drink.md

## In Linear A

- [TA-NA-SU-TE-KE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/TA-NA-SU-TE-KE/index.md>) (tanašutē-kī): may \[it\] be drunk for you (f.)—N-stem 3fs imperfective of √š-t-y 'to drink' + 2fs pronominal suffix -kī

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: šatû (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §2.3.2 no. 19; AHw 1202)
- Eblaitic: mu-sa-da-tum /muStayt/; /S-t-y/: šè-ti, si-ti, si-ti-gi-lu (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 264) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Ugaritic: šty (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §2.2.1 no. 19)
- Phoenician: šty (Krahmalkov 485) (gloss withheld)
- Hebrew: šty
- Aramaic: šty (DNWSI 1198)
- Judaic Aramaic: mištᵉyā (HALOT 653); šətā, šətē (HALOT 1667) (gloss withheld)
- Mandaic Aramaic: myš(y)ty (HALOT 653)
- Biblical Aramaic: šətā (HALOT 1667)
- Syrian Aramaic: ʾeštī (LGz. 518)

## Reflexes: Epigraphic South Arabian

- Epigraphic South Arabian: Sab msty (Biella 347) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian

- Tigre: säta (LGz. 518)
- Geez: satya (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 19)
- Harari: säča [LHar 137] (gloss withheld)
- Argobba: säčča (LGz. 518)
- Gurage: säče (LGz. 518)
- Tigrinya: sätäyä (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 19)

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