# \*ʾir-at-: 'chest, breast'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾir-at-, 'chest, breast': reflexes in 3 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 | \*ʾir-at- |
| Meaning | 'chest, breast' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1554 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | irtu OAkk on \[CAD i 183\], \[AHw 386\]; in OAkk also ertu and iratu \[AHw 386\]. | CAD i 183; AHw 386 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | cf. ʔarra, pl. ʔarratat (poet. ʔaratat) \[LH 357\]. | LH 357 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʔirt \[DULAT 106\], /ʔiratu/ (UVST 109) | DULAT 106; UVST 109 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.