*ŝaw-: 'head of small cattle'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ŝaw- |
| Meaning | 'head of small cattle' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2515 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šāʔ- 'ewe' [BK 1 1178], šāt- 'ewe, sheep, ovine species; buffalo (male)', šiyat- (pl.) 'ewes, sheep', šawan (coll.) 'ewes, sheep, ovine species' [ibid. 1292], šiyāt- 'ewes, sheep' [ibid. 1301] (cf. also [Fr. II 468], [Lane 1623-4], [LA XIII 509] for these and other variant forms) | BK 1 1178; BK 1292; BK 1301; Fr. II 468; Lane 1623-4; LA XIII 509 | |
| Akkadian | šuʔu (šû) OB on [CAD š3 417], [AHw. 1255], šuātu OB [CAD š3 168], [AHw. 1256] | CAD š3 417; AHw. 1255; CAD š3 168; AHw. 1256 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | š [DULAT 783] | DULAT 783 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | š, šʾ [T 309], [Krah. 452] | T 309; Krah. 452 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ŝǟ (HALOT 1310), pB. [Ja. 1526] | HALOT 1310; Ja. 1526 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. s2h [SD 132], a misreading (Sabaweb lemma 3148) | SD 132; Sabaweb lemma 3148 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | š 'lamb' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root śy | |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic śwt (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 127); ʾśh (pl.) (Al-Jallad 2026, 144) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 127; Al-Jallad 2026 144 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026