# \*puw-at-: 'madder (Rubia)'

> Proto-Semitic *puw-at-, 'madder (Rubia)': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*puw-at- |
| Meaning | 'madder (Rubia)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1763 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | pwt (DULAT 678; SEDonline 1763) | DULAT 678; SEDonline 1763 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA pwˀh (DJPA 425 apud SEDonline 1763); JBA pūtā (DJBA 894 apud SEDonline 1763) | DJPA 425; SEDonline 1763; DJBA 894 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | putā (LSyr. 558, SL 1157 apud SEDonline 1763) | LSyr. 558, SL 1157; SEDonline 1763 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | fuwwat- (Lane 2454 apud SEDonline 1763) | Lane 2454; SEDonline 1763 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*puw-at- 'madder' (SEDonline 1763); EDA I 118 (◊P0178) sets JPA pwˀh, JBA pūtā, Syr. putā and Arb. fuwwat- beside Ugr. pwt. Akk. puwatu (CAD P 555) is the Ugaritic word in an Akkadian text (EDA I 118, ◊P0178; SEDonline 1763).

## Linked from

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

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