# \*ŝtw: 'winter'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝtw, 'winter': 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>) › [ś](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝtw |
| Meaning | 'winter' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šitāʾ 'winter' (Lane 1504) | Lane 1504 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic śty (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 127); mśty; mśtyt (Al-Jallad 2026, 142) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 127; Al-Jallad 2026 142 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Old Aramaic štw (HALOT 770) | HALOT 770 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | satwā 'winter; stormy weather' (Payne Smith 393); ʾastī 'to winter, pass the winter' (Payne Smith 393) | Payne Smith 393 |  |

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

## Notes

Hebrew sǝtāw 'rainy season, winter' (HALOT 770) has s for \*ŝ.

## Linked from

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

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