# \*swʕ: 'time, hour'

> Proto-Semitic *swʕ, 'time, hour': reflexes in 12 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*swʕ |
| Meaning | 'time, hour' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab śʿtn (Biella 503) | Biella 503 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | saʕāt, sāʕat (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | sāʕa(t) (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šāʕā (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 |  |
| Aramaic | šāʕăṯā (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | šāʕtā (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | šita (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 |  |
| Tigre | säʕat (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 |  |
| Tigrinya | säʕat (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 |  |
| Harari | saʔa (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 |  |
| Gurage | saʔat (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 |  |
| Amharic | sat, saʔat (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Biella 503 compares Arabic sāʿat '(short) time; hour'.

## Linked from

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

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