# \*ṣ̂ɣṯ: 'to hold'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣ̂ɣṯ, 'to hold': reflexes in 3 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 | \*ṣ̂ɣṯ |
| Meaning | 'to hold' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1538 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ẑəɣāṯ (ML 475 apud SEDonline 1538) | ML 475; SEDonline 1538 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ẓ̂aɣáṯ (JL 324 apud SEDonline 1538) | JL 324; SEDonline 1538 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ẓ̂óˁot (LS 363; Naumkin et al. 2014b:50, 66 apud SEDonline 1538) | LS 363; SEDonline 1538 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ṣ̂ɣṯ 'to hold' (SEDonline 1538); also \*ṣ̂aɣṯ- 'handful'.

## Linked from

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

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