# \*diṯʾ-: 'grass, new grass'

> Proto-Semitic *diṯʾ-, 'grass, new grass': reflexes in 11 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>) › [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*diṯʾ- |
| Meaning | 'grass, new grass' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 757 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | dašʔu, dišʔu, dīšu; dešû |  | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | dešeʔ |  |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | dṯʔ (Sabaweb lemma 1386) | Sabaweb lemma 1386 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ditʔ- (Qumran 59 apud CAL) | CAL |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | tadʾā (HALOT 233; Payne Smith 605) | HALOT 233; Payne Smith 605 |  |
| Arabic | daṯaʾiyy- (Kogan 2011, 200) | Kogan 2011 200 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | dɔ́ṯɛʾ (Kogan 2011, 200) | Kogan 2011 200 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | dóte (Kogan 2011, 200) | Kogan 2011 200 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic dṯʾ, mdṯʾ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 65, 95); Dadanitic dṯʾ; Hismaic dṯʾ (Al-Jallad 2026, 35) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 65, 95; Al-Jallad 2026 35 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | dṯt (DULAT 281) | DULAT 281 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | \*dətēʾ (HALOT BArm. s.v. דֶּתֶא) | HALOT BArm. s.v. דֶּתֶא | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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