*ɣṭw: 'to cover' 1, 'covering, garment' 2, 'to be dark' 3

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ɣṭw
Meaning	'to cover' 1, 'covering, garment' 2, 'to be dark' 3
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	eṭû 3 (CAD E 412)	CAD E 412	gloss withheld
Hebrew	עטה 1; hif. 1 (HALOT 813–814); *מַעֲטֶה 2 (HALOT 612)	HALOT 813–814; HALOT 612	gloss withheld
Arabic	ġṭw 1 (HALOT 813); ġiṭāʾ 2 (HALOT 612)	HALOT 813; HALOT 612	gloss withheld

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SEDonline (semet 1561) reconstructs *ʕVṭVʾ- 'be dark'. HALOT 813 sets Akk. eṭû under I עטה beside Arab. ġṭw.

Updated 4 November 2026