# \*ḏiʕ-at-: 'sweat'

> Proto-Semitic *ḏiʕ-at-, 'sweat': reflexes in 12 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>) › [ḏ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dhal/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḏiʕ-at- |
| Meaning | 'sweat' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | zuʔtu (zūtu) (CAD Z 168; AHw 1539); izūtu | CAD Z 168; AHw 1539 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | dʕt \[DULAT 258\]; (w)dʿ (HALOT 404) | DULAT 258; HALOT 404 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | zēʕā (HALOT 276); daʕat (HALOT 229); yäzaʕ | HALOT 276; HALOT 229 |  |
| Eblaitic | šu-du-um /ḏuʕtum/ (SED I 57; VE 1041; Krebernik 1983, 37) | SED I 57; VE 1041; Krebernik 1983, 37 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | duʕtā (Payne Smith 87) | Payne Smith 87 |  |
| Amharic | wäz (SED I 57) | SED I 57 |  |
| Argobba | wäz; S. wänäzo (SED I 57) | SED I 57 |  |
| Gafat | wŭzä (SED I 57) | SED I 57 |  |
| East Ethiopic | SEL wəzāt; WOL wəzi; ZWY wəz (SED I 57) | SED I 57 |  |
| Gurage | CHA EŽA ENN GYE MUH MSQ GOG SOD wəzat; END wəzaʔat; ENN uzat (SED I 57) | SED I 57 |  |
| Arabic | zuɣɣ-; zuɣaⁿ; waḏaʿa (HALOT 404) | HALOT 404 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | ZKH deʔs₂a; IRAN ṭâṭa (SED I 57) | SED I 57 |  |

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## Linked from

- [ḏ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dhal/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.