# \*wtr 'very large, surpassing' 1, 'to remain over, be left over, abound' 2, 'profit' 3, 'chariot with reinforced wheels' 4

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

- Author's gloss: to exceed, surpass, be left over; excess
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/add28e9473c07931be80fd0b364181739fc5519a/wiki/semitic-roots/w/S92_very_large_surpassing_1_to_remain_over_be_left_o.md

## In Linear A

- [U-TA-RO](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/U-TA-RO/index.md>) (watru): additional, surplus, or excess (administrative heading)

## Notes

OLA80 §34.6. East Semitic elative with šu- prefix; cf. §29.33. II ytr 'cord, tendon' (HALOT 452) is 2045.

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: watārum 1 (Huehnergard 1997 GAk, 530; AHw 1489); šūturu 1 (OLA80 §34.6); attartu, wattartu 4 (CAD A/2 510) (gloss withheld)
- Eblaitic: /w-t-r/ 1: a-BAN(tarₓ)-ma /watar=/, D lu-ti-ir /lu=yuttir/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 363); watar 1: name a-bù-wa-dar (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 363); watār 2: a-BAN(tarₓ) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 363); tirt 2: ti-ra-du-um, ti-la-du-um; LAMxKUR.DÙ = ti-ra-tum (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 364); tawtar 2: pl. da-da-ri /tawtar=ī/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 364); tuwtir, tuwtur 2: A.DIRI = du-ti-lum, du-ti-lu-um, du-du-lum (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 364); watir 1: name wa-ti-lu (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 364); wattār 2: suff. waᵃ-ad-BAN(tarₓ)-su-nu /wattar=Sunu/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 364) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Amorite: jtr 1: jītar, jatarum, jatrum, jataratum (Gelb AS 21, 22); yatru 2, yataru 2, yataru 1, yîtar 1, yâtir 1 (Buck 2019, 335); maytir 1: name me-te-ra-nu-um (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 364) (gloss withheld)
- Hebrew: ytr 2 (HALOT 451); yeter 2 (HALOT 452); môtār 3 (HALOT 564) (gloss withheld)
- Judaic Aramaic: ytr 2 (HALOT 452) (gloss withheld)
- Syrian Aramaic: yitar 'be left over; gain, profit; abound' 2, 3 (Payne Smith 200); ʾawtar (aph.) 'be left over; increase; profit' 2, 3 (Payne Smith 8)
- Mandaic Aramaic: YTR 2 (HALOT 452); YTR 1 (T 133) (gloss withheld)
- Punic: Neo-Punic nʿtr 2 (T 133) (gloss withheld)
- Ugaritic: mtr 2 (DULAT 593); mtrt 4 (DULAT 594) (gloss withheld)
- Biblical Aramaic: yattīr, fem. adv. 1 (HALOT BArm. s.v. יַתִּיר) (gloss withheld)

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