# \*šataq-: 'quiet'

> Proto-Semitic *šataq-, 'quiet': reflexes in 4 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 | \*šataq- |
| Meaning | 'quiet' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | ŠTQ (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 1200) | Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 1200; Anderson–Moser 2024 root štq | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šataq (BDB 1060; HALOT 1671) | BDB 1060; HALOT 1671 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | šətaq (HALOT 1671; DJPA 569b apud CAL) | HALOT 1671; DJPA 569b; CAL |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | štq (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §3 no. 8) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §3 no. 8 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Ug. štk 'to leave, go backwards, cease' (?) is compared with Hb. štq (DULAT 838; Tropper UG 97).

## Linked from

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

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