# \*šVwad-: 'be black'

> Proto-Semitic *šVwad-, 'be black': 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šVwad- |
| Meaning | 'be black' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 948 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ǝstǝwūd (Rubin 2018 830) | Rubin 2018 830 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | swd a,4 |  |  |

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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