# \*šVṭVḥ-: 'spread'

> Proto-Semitic *šVṭVḥ-, 'spread': reflexes in 13 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 | \*šVṭVḥ- |
| Meaning | 'spread' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | šeṭû (AHw 1222) | AHw 1222; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šṭḥ | gloss withheld |
| Geez | saṭḥa 'spread' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root šṭḥ |  |
| Hebrew | šaṭaḥ 'spread' (BDB 1008) | BDB 1008 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | šəṭaḥ (HALOT 1474; DJPA 545a apud CAL) | HALOT 1474; DJPA 545a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šəṭaḥ (HALOT 1474; Payne Smith 573) | HALOT 1474; Payne Smith 573 |  |
| Aramaic | CPArm. šṭḥ (HALOT 1474; CAL s.v. šṭḥ) | HALOT 1474; CAL s.v. šṭḥ | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ŠṬA (HALOT 1474) | HALOT 1474 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | saṭaḥa (HALOT 1474) | HALOT 1474 |  |
| Tigre | säṭḥa (LGz. 518) | LGz. 518 |  |
| Tigrinya | säṭḥe (LGz. 518) | LGz. 518 |  |
| Amharic | (a)säṭa (LGz. 518) | LGz. 518 |  |
| Gurage | (a)säṭa (LGz. 518) | LGz. 518 |  |
| Amorite | ś?ṭ?ḥ?: jaśṭiḥ, śāṭiḥum, śaṭūḥum (Gelb AS 21, 33) | Gelb AS 21 33 | 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.