# \*ṣ̂bṭ: 'to seize, capture'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣ̂bṭ, 'to seize, capture': reflexes in 15 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣ̂bṭ |
| Meaning | 'to seize, capture' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | iṣbat (OLA80 §46.2) | OLA80 §46.2 |  |
| Phoenician | ṣbt (T 275) | T 275 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṣbṭ (HALOT 997) | HALOT 997 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mṣbṭ (DULAT 577) | DULAT 577 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḍabaṭa (HALOT 997) | HALOT 997 |  |
| Geez | ḍabaṭa (HALOT 997) | HALOT 997 |  |
| Tigre | ṣabṭa (HALOT 997) | HALOT 997 |  |
| Mehri | ḍaybeṭ (LGz. 148) | LGz. 148 |  |
| Tigrinya | ṣäbbäṭä (LGz. 148) | LGz. 148 |  |
| Amharic | č̣äbbäṭä (LGz. 148) | LGz. 148 |  |
| Gafat | ṣäbbäṭä (LGz. 148) | LGz. 148 |  |
| Argobba | č̣ebbäṭa (LGz. 148) | LGz. 148 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | ṭäbbäṭä, č̣äbbäṭä (LGz. 148) | LGz. 148 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ṣbṭ: ṣabṭum, ṣibiṭṭa (Gelb AS 21, 34) | Gelb AS 21 34 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ne-il-da-ba-at /niltabat/ (ARET XIII 13 obv. VI 2, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 686 apud SEDonline 1573); ni-za-ba-ad, ne-il-da-ba-ad, i-zi-ba-dè-ga /ṣ́-b-t/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 284) | ARET XIII 13 obv. VI 2, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 686; SEDonline 1573; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 284 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

OLA80 §46.2

## Linked from

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

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