# \*šabat-: 'rest'

> Proto-Semitic *šabat-, 'rest': reflexes in 6 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 | \*šabat- |
| Meaning | 'rest' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | sabata 'rested' (Lane 1287) | Lane 1287; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šbt |  |
| Aramaic | ŠBT (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. šbt); šbt (DNWSI 1107) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. šbt; DNWSI 1107; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šbt | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šabat (BDB 991); šbt (DNWSI 1107) | BDB 991; DNWSI 1107; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šbt | gloss withheld |
| Punic | šbt: wlšbt (T 313) | T 313 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | šbt 'stop' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root šbt |  |
| Phoenician | šbt (T 313) | T 313 | gloss withheld |

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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