# \*sā/ūs- {} \*cā/ūc-: 'moth'

> Proto-Semitic *sā/ūs- {} *cā/ūc-, 'moth': reflexes in 9 language(s).

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## 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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## Linked from

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