# \*si(n)ṭ-: 'flat hand with wrist'

> Proto-Semitic *si(n)ṭ-, 'flat hand with wrist': reflexes in 3 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>) › [S](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/s/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*si(n)ṭ- |
| Meaning | 'flat hand with wrist' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2195 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | sinṭ- 'wrist, bone joining the forearm to the hand' \[BK 1 1151\] | BK 1 1151 |  |
| Hebrew | PB \*sīṭ in ha-ssīṭ 'the distance between the tip of the thumb and that ofthe index finger when held apart, or between the root of the thumb and the tip of the index finger when the former is leaning against the latter' \[Ja 977\]. | Ja 977 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | sīṭā 'handbreadth' \[Brock 469\] | Brock 469 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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