# \*ʾyt: 'accusative/object particle' > Proto-Semitic *ʾyt, 'accusative/object particle': reflexes in 12 language(s). A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki]() › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots]() › [ʾ](). Updated 2026-10-22. ## Root | Field | Value | |---|---| | Reconstruction | \*ʾyt | | Meaning | 'accusative/object particle' | | Basis | project | ## Reflexes | Language | Form | Sources | Note | |---|---|---|---| | Hebrew | ʾēt; Mishnaic t (OLA80 §36.31) | OLA80 §36.31 | | | Aramaic | ʾyt (OLA80 §36.31) | OLA80 §36.31 | | | Arabic | ʾiyyā (OLA80 §36.31) | OLA80 §36.31 | | | Phoenician | ʾyt (Krahmalkov 48); ʾt (Krahmalkov 89) | Krahmalkov 48; Krahmalkov 89 | | | Punic | ʾyt, et, Neo-Punic yth (Krahmalkov 48); ʾt (Krahmalkov 89); t- (Krahmalkov 486) | Krahmalkov 48; Krahmalkov 89; Krahmalkov 486 | | | Syrian Aramaic | yāt 'sign of accusative; being, essence; self' (Payne Smith 198) | Payne Smith 198 | | | Biblical Aramaic | yt (T 14) | T 14 | | | Judaic Aramaic | yat (T 14) | T 14 | | | Soqotri | t- (LS 436; SLOnline 7435) | LS 436; SLOnline 7435 | gloss withheld | | Moabite | ʔt (DNWSI 47) | DNWSI 47 | gloss withheld | | Canaanite | Edom ʔt (DNWSI 47) | DNWSI 47 | gloss withheld | | Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic y (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 147) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 147 | gloss withheld | A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. ## Notes OLA80 §36.31. Definite direct object marker. Middle Babylonian attu- possessive pronoun base identified with Arabic 'iyyā. Ethiopic parallels: nāy-, yā-. ## Linked from - [ʾ]() --- Page: https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/S104_accusative_object_particle/ Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.