# \*šwṭ: 'pool, collection of water'

> Proto-Semitic *šwṭ, 'pool, collection of water': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šwṭ |
| Meaning | 'pool, collection of water' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | sawṭ (HALOT 1440); ʾaswāṭ (Biella 333) | HALOT 1440; Biella 333 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʾsyṭ (Biella 333) | Biella 333 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ŠÀ.A.UŠₓ = sa-a-tum, si-a-tum /Sawṭ, Siyṭ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 267) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 267 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Geez soṭa 'to pour, spill, empty' (LGz. 521) is the verb; LGz. 521 also compares Hebrew šōṭ, which HALOT 1441 calls a questionable lexeme. Not K0540 \*šVwVṭ- 'whip'.

## Linked from

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

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