# \*sVwsVw- {} \*cVwcVw-: 'horse'

> Proto-Semitic *sVwsVw- {} *cVwcVw-, 'horse': reflexes in 11 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 | \*sVwsVw- {} \*cVwcVw- |
| Meaning | 'horse' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2528 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | sīsiyy- \[Wehr 408\] | Wehr 408 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | sīsû (sīsāʔu) OA on \[CAD s 328\], \[AHw. 1051\] | CAD s 328; AHw. 1051 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | susia \[DM 322\], sisiata, var. of susiata \[DM 329\]. | DM 322; DM 329 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ssw, śśw, sswt \[DULAT 760-1\] | DULAT 760-1 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician |  | HJ 795; T 231; Krah. 346; KAI 26 | source's text withheld |
| Hebrew | sūs (HALOT 746), pB. \[Ja. 967\] | HALOT 746; Ja. 967 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | sūsǝyā (pl. sūsǝwān), sūsā \[Ja. 967\], \[Levy WTM III 492\]; sūsē, det. sūsǝyā, pl. swswwn \[DJPA 371a apud CAL\]. | Ja. 967; Levy WTM III 492; DJPA 371a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | sūsǝyā 'horse', sūsǝtā 'mare' \[Brock. 464-5\], \[PS 2574\]. | Brock. 464-5; PS 2574 |  |
| Aramaic | D.-Alla ssh \[HJ 795\] | HJ 795 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ss (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 123) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 123 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | su-su-um /sūs(w)/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 210) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 210 | 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.