# \*layṯ-: 'lion'

> Proto-Semitic *layṯ-, 'lion': reflexes in 5 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>) › [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*layṯ- |
| Meaning | 'lion' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2474 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | layṯ- 'lion' (also 'a kind of spider smaller than the ʕankabūt-'), lāyiṯ- 'lion' \[BK 2 1048\], \[Fr. IV 140\], \[Lane 2684\], \[LA II 188\]. | BK 2 1048; Fr. IV 140; Lane 2684; LA II 188 |  |
| Hebrew | layiš (HALOT 529), pB. \[Ja. 710\] | HALOT 529; Ja. 710 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | lētā, laytā 'lion' \[Ja. 710\], \[Levy WT I 410\]. | Ja. 710; Levy WT I 410 |  |
| Aramaic | Sam. lyt, lyth \[Tal 438\]. | Tal 438 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic lṯ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 93) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 93 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

- [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/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.