# \*swṭ: 'to mix'

> Proto-Semitic *swṭ, 'to mix': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*swṭ |
| Meaning | 'to mix' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | sāṭa 'he mixed (it)' (Lane 1466); masūṭ, sawīṭ 'mixed'; miswāṭ 'a thing with which one mixes a thing' (Lane 1467) | Lane 1466; Lane 1467 |  |
| Geez | soṭa, śoṭa; sawaṭa; masoṭ (LGz. 521) | LGz. 521 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

LGz. 521 sets swṭ II apart from swṭ III 'flagellate' (K0540) and asks whether it is swṭ I 'pour &gt; add'. Lane 1466 sets 'he whipped him' apart from 'he mixed it' in the same article; the native lexicographers' 'whip, so called because it mixes the flesh with the blood' (Lane 1467) is folk etymology.

## 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.