# \*pVt-: 'break' 1, 'destroy' 2

> Proto-Semitic *pVt-, 'break' 1, 'destroy' 2: 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>) › [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pVt- |
| Meaning | 'break' 1, 'destroy' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 499 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ftt \[-u-\] 2 (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 48); fatfata (LGz. 169) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 48; LGz. 169 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ftt 1; fatfata (LGz. 169) | LGz. 169 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ptt 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 48) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 48 |  |
| Aramaic | pəṯaṯ (LGz. 171; CAL s.v. ptt) | LGz. 171; CAL s.v. ptt |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | paṯ (LGz. 171); paṯpeṯ (LGz. 169) | LGz. 171; LGz. 169 |  |
| Tigre | fätäta (LGz. 171); fätfäta (LGz. 170) | LGz. 171; LGz. 170 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | fättätä (LGz. 171); fätfätä (LGz. 170) | LGz. 171; LGz. 170 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | fättätä (LGz. 171); fätäffätä (LGz. 170) | LGz. 171; LGz. 170 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | fətäfätä (LGz. 171) | LGz. 171 |  |
| Mehri | fət 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 48) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 48 |  |
| Soqotri | ənfétit (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 48) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 48 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | pittā (HALOT 983) | HALOT 983 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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