# \*satam-: 'stop'

> Proto-Semitic *satam-, 'stop': reflexes in 6 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 | \*satam- |
| Meaning | 'stop' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | STM (Aramaic Root Atlas; Qumran 168 apud CAL) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL; Anderson–Moser 2024 root stm | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | satam (BDB 711) (HALOT 771) | BDB 711; HALOT 771; Anderson–Moser 2024 root stm | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | sdm (HALOT 771) | HALOT 771 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | sdm (HALOT 771) | HALOT 771 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | sdm (HALOT 771) | HALOT 771 |  |
| Arabic | sadama (al-bāba) 'he shut, or closed, the door' (Lane 1334) | Lane 1334 |  |

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

## Notes

Hebrew t against Aramaic and Arabic d (HALOT 771; Lane 1334).

## 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 50525edd.