# \*šVbVṭ-: 'rod'

> Proto-Semitic *šVbVṭ-, 'rod': reflexes in 12 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 | \*šVbVṭ- |
| Meaning | 'rod' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syrian Aramaic | šabṭā (Klein s.v. שֵֽׁבֶט) | Klein s.v. שֵֽׁבֶט | gloss withheld |
| Geez | səbṭ 'pointed' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root šbṭ |  |
| Hebrew | šēbeṭ (HALOT 1388) | HALOT 1388 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | šibṭā (HALOT 1388) | HALOT 1388 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | \*šəbaṭ, \*šəbēṭ (HALOT 1388) | HALOT 1388 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. sbṭ (HALOT 1388; Sabaweb lemma 2364) | HALOT 1388; Sabaweb lemma 2364 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | šabbiṭu (HALOT 1388; AHw 1119); šabāṭu (CAD Š/1 8) | HALOT 1388; AHw 1119; CAD Š/1 8 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | sebōṭ (LGz. 485) | LGz. 485 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | sebōṭ (LGz. 485) | LGz. 485 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | šəḇaṭ (LGz. 485) | LGz. 485 |  |
| Tigrinya | səbaṭ (LGz. 485) | LGz. 485 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | EG SYLL ši₂=b=da₂, ši₂=b=d, ši₂=ba=d /\*šibta/ (Hoch 277–278) | Hoch 277–278 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.