# \*ʕVṯ(V)ṯ-: 'moth'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVṯ(V)ṯ-, 'moth': reflexes in 6 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>) › [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕVṯ(V)ṯ- |
| Meaning | 'moth' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2358 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕuṯṯat- '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 |  |
| Akkadian | ašāšu SB \[CAD a2 422\], \[AHw. 79\] | CAD a2 422; AHw. 79 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕāš (HALOT 895), pB. \[Ja. 1124\] | HALOT 895; Ja. 1124 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕāšā 'moth' \[Ja. 1124\], \[Levy WT I 248\], \[Levy WTM III 710\]. | Ja. 1124; Levy WT I 248; Levy WTM III 710 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕaššā 'louse' \[Brock. 551\]. | Brock. 551 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | Tlk. ʕɨṯ (SED II 63) | SED II 63 |  |

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

## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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