# \*ʾVt-: 'come' 1, 'pass' 2, 'come back' 3

> Proto-Semitic *ʾVt-, 'come' 1, 'pass' 2, 'come back' 3: reflexes in 12 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾVt- |
| Meaning | 'come' 1, 'pass' 2, 'come back' 3 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1439 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔty 1 |  |  |
| Soqotri | ʔete 2; éte (SLOnline 3162) | SLOnline 3162 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ʔata 3 |  |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ata 1 |  |  |
| Ugaritic | ʔatw 1 |  |  |
| Geez | ʔatawa 3 |  |  |
| Hebrew | ʔty 1 |  |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ʔtw, ʔty 1 (Sabaweb lemma 1393) | Sabaweb lemma 1393 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔeta 1 |  |  |
| Aramaic | (Emp) ʔty 1, (Nab) yʔtʔ 1, (Palm) ʔtʔ 1 (DNWSI 133), (Palest) ʔ.tā 1 (DJPA 80a apud CAL) | DNWSI 133; DJPA 80a; CAL |  |
| Tigrinya | ʔatawa 3 |  |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | ʔty 1 (HALOT 102) | HALOT 102 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

See 438 (\*ʾVtVy/w-).

## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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