# \*pi/uʾ-at-: 'face, front'

> Proto-Semitic *pi/uʾ-at-, 'face, front': reflexes in 14 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>) › [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pi/uʾ-at- |
| Meaning | 'face, front' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2615 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soqotri | fío \[LS 332\]; QADHUB fī́ʔoh, HADIBO fī́yʔɔh \[SSL LS 1456\] | LS 332; SSL LS 1456 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | pūtu OB on \[AHw 884\], pl. pâtu and pūtātu \[ibid.\] | AHw 884 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | puta \[DM 369\] | DM 369 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | ZWY ǝfit, SEL WOL uft \[LGur 22\]. | LGur 22 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | ENN END GYE MSQ GOG SOD ift, MUH ǝft, CHA EZ̆A ENN MUH GOG SOD yift, yǝft \[LGur 22\] | LGur 22 |  |
| Hebrew | (?) pōt, pl. pōtōt (HALOT 983). | HALOT 983 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | fit \[K 2305\] | K 2305 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | paʔtā, patā 'face', also 'side' \[Brock 554\] | Brock 554 |  |
| Ugaritic | pʔit \[Del Olmo Religión 238\] | Del Olmo Religión 238 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | bí-a-tum /piʔatum/ \[Fron. Ebl. 177\] | Fron. Ebl. 177 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | fit, fid (SED I 181) | SED I 181 |  |
| Harari | fīt (SED I 181) | SED I 181 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʔappūtā (SED I 181) | SED I 181 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | fit (TED 2688 apud SEDonline 1319) | TED 2688; SEDonline 1319 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/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.