# \*ḏāt- 'that of, she who' (feminine demonstrative/relative)

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

- Author's gloss: she of, the one who; this
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/%E1%B8%8F/K0876_that_of_she_who_feminine_demonstrative_relative.md

## In Linear A

- [DA-TU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DA-TU/index.md>) (ḏātu): She of (…), a woman named by her house (personal name; feminine of ḏū 'he of'); rival daṯʾu 'spring pasture'
- [TA-TE-I-KE-ZA-RE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/TA-TE-I-KE-ZA-RE/index.md>) (ṯāt ʾikezzer): with which one curls (the hair)
- [ZA-TI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/ZA-TI/index.md>) (zāt): this (f.sg. demonstrative)

## Notes

SA grammatical morpheme; feminine counterpart of *ḏī-. Paradigm: ḏy (m.sg) / ḏt (f.sg)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Hebrew: zōʾt (fem.) (HALOT 260) (gloss withheld)
- Amorite: šāt (ša-at) (Gelb AS 21, 18) (gloss withheld)
- Ugaritic: dt, f. of d (DULAT 252) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Epigraphic South Arabian

- Epigraphic South Arabian: ḏt (SD 37; Biella 99; Sabaweb lemma 1563; ASA, Hadramitic, Minaic, Qatabanic, Sabaic)

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