# \*ʾayat-: 'sign'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾayat-, 'sign': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾayat- |
| Meaning | 'sign' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ittu (CAD I 304; AHw. 405 apud SEDonline 1343) | CAD I 304; AHw. 405; SEDonline 1343 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ˀōt (HALOT 26 apud SEDonline 1343) | HALOT 26; SEDonline 1343 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ˀātā (HALOT 1828 apud SEDonline 1343) | HALOT 1828; SEDonline 1343 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ˀātā (LSyr. 53; SL 109 apud SEDonline 1343) | LSyr. 53; SL 109; SEDonline 1343 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ˀāyat- (Lane 135 apud SEDonline 1343) | Lane 135; SEDonline 1343 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | íyyoʰ (CSOL I 482 apud SEDonline 1343); ɛy (SLOnline 3174) | SEDonline 1343; SLOnline 3174 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ảt (II) (DULAT 117) | DULAT 117 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*ˀayat- 'sign' (Arkhipov 2019: 55 apud SEDonline 1343). SLOnline 3174 takes the verb ɛy as denominal.

## Linked from

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

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