# \*šVt-, \*ʾi-šVt- {} \*sVt-, \*ʾi-sVt-: 'posterior, buttocks' 1, 'base, foundation' 2

> Proto-Semitic *šVt-, *ʾi-šVt- {} *sVt-, *ʾi-sVt-, 'posterior, buttocks' 1, 'base, foundation' 2: reflexes in 19 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šVt-, \*ʾi-šVt- {} \*sVt-, \*ʾi-sVt- |
| Meaning | 'posterior, buttocks' 1, 'base, foundation' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2210 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʾshw 2 (Biella 25) | Biella 25 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʔist- (with ʔalif waṣlah) \[BK 1 31\]; ʔuss 2 (Biella 25) | BK 1 31; Biella 25 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | šīt (suff. šáyt-V, šǝ́t-C), pl. šǝtōtǝn \[JM 396\] | JM 396 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | šéh \[LS 413\], šího, dual šihoiti, pl. šihéten \[ibid.\], šihoʔ \[JJ 264\], QALAN-V šī́hoeʔ \[SSL 4 98\]. | LS 413; JJ 264; SSL 4 98 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | (?) išdu (ištu, ildu, irdu, ešdu, ušdu) OAkk on \[CAD i 235\], \[AHw 393\]. | CAD i 235; AHw 393 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | šīt \[JH 125\] | JH 125 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | (?) DÚR = iš-dum \[DULAT 112\] | DULAT 112 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | šata \[DM 446\]; also ʕšta \[ibid. 358\] | DM 446; DM 358 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | (?) ʔišd \[DULAT 112-13\], /ʔišdu/ (UVST 111) | DULAT 112-13; UVST 111 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL suto \[LGur 566\]. | LGur 566 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | END ušt \[ibid. 102\] |  | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | NASS ištä \[Tser 0213\] IRAN íšta \[Pen 93\] | Tser 0213; Pen 93 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | šɔ̄ \[JJ 264\]; s̃ét, pl. s̃tétǝ (JJ 267 apud SED I 225) | JJ 264; JJ 267; SED I 225 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šēt, pl. constr. šǝtōt- (HALOT 1666, 1667) | HALOT 1666, 1667 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔeštā, pl. ʔeštātā, ʔešyātā; nest. ʔāšyātā 'rump, buttocks; base' \[Brock 810-11\] | Brock 810-11 |  |
| Phoenician | ʾštt (HALOT 1666) | HALOT 1666 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʾištā (HALOT 1666; DJBA 174b apud CAL) | HALOT 1666; DJBA 174b; CAL |  |
| Aramaic | št₂ (DNWSI 1198 apud Takács 2018, 288) | DNWSI 1198; Takács 2018, 288 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Arabic | YEM ist (Leslau apud Takács 2018, 289) | Leslau; Takács 2018, 289 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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