# \*šaḫw/y-at- {} \*saḫw/y-at-: 'armpit'

> Proto-Semitic *šaḫw/y-at- {} *saḫw/y-at-, 'armpit': reflexes in 9 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>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šaḫw/y-at- {} \*saḫw/y-at- |
| Meaning | 'armpit' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2198 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ḫōt \[JM 396\]. | JM 396 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | QALAN-B šḫoh (and other dialectal forms) \[SSL LS 1476\]; šḥoʰ (SLOnline 6175). | SSL LS 1476; SLOnline 6175 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | šaḫātu OA, OB on \[CAD š1 81\], \[AHw 1129\].; suḫātu (CAD S 347) | CAD š1 81; AHw 1129; CAD S 347 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | mešḫáwt \[JH 125\]. | JH 125 |  |
| Eblaitic | iš/sa-ḫa-tum /šaḫātum/ \[Kr 21; Bl E No. 85\]; sa-ḫa-tum, iš-ḫa-tum /Saḫat, ʾiSḫat/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 240) | Kr 21; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 240 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | šḫɔ́t \[JJ 264\] | JJ 264 |  |
| Hebrew | PB šäḥī, šēḥī \[Ja 1547\]. | Ja 1547 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | šǝḥā(ʔ)tā, šaḥătā \[Ja 1545, 1552\] | Ja 1545, 1552 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | šǝḥātā 'armpit' \[Brock 768\] | Brock 768 |  |

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

## Linked from

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

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