# \*šḫṭ: 'to be angry; anger'

> Proto-Semitic *šḫṭ, 'to be angry; anger': reflexes in 2 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 | \*šḫṭ |
| Meaning | 'to be angry; anger' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | šaḫāṭu C (CAD Š/1 95); šuḫṭu (CAD Š/3 209) | CAD Š/1 95; CAD Š/3 209 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | saḫiṭa 'he was, became, displeased, discontented'; ʾasḫaṭahu 'he angered him; made him angry' (Lane 1324); suḫṭ, saḫaṭ 'dislike, displeasure, discontent'; sāḫiṭ 'displeased; discontented: angry'; masḫaṭat 'a cause of displeasure, of anger' (Lane 1325) | Lane 1324; Lane 1325 |  |

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## Notes

Akkadian š answers Arabic s. Not 1392 \*šVḥaṭ- 'slaughter'.

## Linked from

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

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