*ʕVṯ(V)ṯ-: 'moth'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ʕVṯ(V)ṯ-
Meaning'moth'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 2358

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicʕuṯṯat- 'moth that gnaws wool, books, leather' (also 'serpents that, it is said, devour one another during a barren year', ʕaṯṯāʔ- 'serpent') [BK 2 169], [Fr. III 106-7], [Lane 1951-2], [LA II 167].BK 2 169; Fr. III 106-7; Lane 1951-2; LA II 167
Akkadianašāšu SB [CAD a2 422], [AHw. 79]CAD a2 422; AHw. 79gloss withheld
Hebrewʕāš (HALOT 895), pB. [Ja. 1124]HALOT 895; Ja. 1124gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicʕāšā 'moth' [Ja. 1124], [Levy WT I 248], [Levy WTM III 710].Ja. 1124; Levy WT I 248; Levy WTM III 710
Syrian Aramaicʕaššā 'louse' [Brock. 551].Brock. 551
Modern AramaicTlk. ʕɨṯ (SED II 63)SED II 63

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Notes

Ug. ʕṯ 'moth' rests on Watson's reading ṭḫṣ ʕṯ in 5.23:7, an unclear context (DULAT 876).

Updated 22 October 2026

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