# \*ŝyd: 'lime, plaster'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝyd, 'lime, plaster': reflexes in 5 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 | \*ŝyd |
| Meaning | 'lime, plaster' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | śîd (HALOT 1319) | HALOT 1319 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | sîdāʾ (HALOT 1319) | HALOT 1319 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | saydā 'lime, plaster' (Payne Smith 374) | Payne Smith 374 |  |
| Arabic | šīd 'anything with which a wall is plastered, gypsum and the like' (Lane 1630) | Lane 1630 |  |
| Aramaic | šyd (DNWSI 1126) | DNWSI 1126 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Denominative verb: Hbr. śyd 'to whitewash' (HALOT 1319), Arb. šāda 'he plastered it' (Lane 1629), Syr. sayyed (HALOT 1319). Hbr. ś, Arb. š and Aram. s answer \*ŝ. Cf. SA025 \*gyr 'plaster; lime-plaster'.

## Linked from

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

---

Page: https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/3534_lime_plaster/
Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.