sā/ūs- {} cā/ūc-: 'moth'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	sā/ūs- {} cā/ūc-
Meaning	'moth'
Basis	reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED
SED	SEDonline semet 2510

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	sūs- 'moth (of wool), book-moth, grain weevil', sūs-at- (n. d'unite) 'moth, worm, book-moth, grain weevil that gnaws wheat, etc.' [BK 1 1164], [Fr. II 375], [Lane 1466], [LA VI 108] (also sās-).	BK 1 1164; Fr. II 375; Lane 1466; LA VI 108
Akkadian	sāsu (sassu) OAkk. on [CAD s 196], [AHw. 1032]	CAD s 196; AHw. 1032	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	sasa [DM 313].	DM 313	gloss withheld
Hebrew	sās (HALOT 761), pB. [Ja. 1009]	HALOT 761; Ja. 1009	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	sāsā [Ja. 1009], [Levy WT II 176], [Levy WTM III 559], ss [DJPA 384b apud CAL].	Ja. 1009; Levy WT II 176; Levy WTM III 559; DJPA 384b; CAL	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	sūsǝtā 'a kind of worm infesting vines' [Brock. 465], sāsā 'moth' [Brock. 486], [PS 2681].	Brock. 465; Brock. 486; PS 2681
Aramaic	Anc. ss [HJ 795]	HJ 795	gloss withheld
Eblaitic	sà-sú-um (SED II 259)	SED II 259
Mehri	sust (SED II 260)	SED II 260	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026

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