# \*ṣ̂rṭ {} \*ĉ̣rṭ (-u-): 'to fart, break wind'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣ̂rṭ {} *ĉ̣rṭ (-u-), 'to fart, break wind': reflexes in 9 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>) › [ṣ́](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dad/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣ̂rṭ {} \*ĉ̣rṭ (-u-) |
| Meaning | 'to fart, break wind' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2303 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḍrṭ (-u-) 'to fart (with a fart that can be heard)' \[BK 2 22\] | BK 2 22 |  |
| Mehri | ẑǝrūṭ (-ē-) \[JM 478\] | JM 478 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ẑerót \[LS 365\]; ẓ̂éraṭ (SLOnline 11008) | LS 365; SLOnline 11008 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ṣarātu (ṣarādu) (u/u, also i/i) OB on \[CAD ṣ 107\], \[AHw 1085\] | CAD ṣ 107; AHw 1085 |  |
| Harsusi | ẑerōṭ \[JH 152\] | JH 152 |  |
| Jibbali | ẓ̂érɔ́ṭ \[JJ 327\] | JJ 327 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕarreṭ 'he/she farted', ʕurṭē, ʕurṭāyā 'breaking wind, flatulence' \[Brock 548\] | Brock 548 |  |
| Amharic | zäräṭṭ alä \[K 1634\]; anzärtäṭä \[K 1633\] | K 1634; K 1633 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḍrṭ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 68) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 68 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.