# \*šṭḥ: 'drying-place, place for spreading out'

> Proto-Semitic *šṭḥ, 'drying-place, place for spreading out': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šṭḥ |
| Meaning | 'drying-place, place for spreading out' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | misṭaḥ, Yemeni (Tāj 6:473) | Tāj 6:473 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | mašṭû, malṭû, mešṭû, melṭû (CAD M/1 396) | CAD M/1 396 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | mišṭôaḥ, \*mišṭāḥ (Ezk 26:5, 14; 47:10; HALOT 644) | HALOT 644 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Place noun of K0560 \*šVṭVḥ- 'spread': CAD M/1 396 sets mašṭû beside šeṭû, HALOT 644 derives mišṭôaḥ from šṭḥ.

## Linked from

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

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