# \*śVtVr-: 'slit'

> Proto-Semitic *śVtVr-, 'slit': 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>) › [ś](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*śVtVr- |
| Meaning | 'slit' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | śatara 'rend' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root śtr |  |
| Arabic | šatara, šantara (LGz. 537) | LGz. 537 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | s₂tr (LGz. 537) | LGz. 537 |  |
| Hebrew | śāṯar (LGz. 537) | LGz. 537 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | satter (LGz. 537) | LGz. 537 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | səṯar (LGz. 537) | LGz. 537 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | str (LGz. 537) | LGz. 537 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | šutturu (LGz. 537) | LGz. 537 |  |
| Tigre | sätra (v.) (LGz. 537) | LGz. 537 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | säntärä (v.) (LGz. 537) | LGz. 537 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | sänättärä, šänättärä (LGz. 537) | LGz. 537 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | sᵉtar (HALOT 1363) | HALOT 1363 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | str (HALOT BArm. s.v. II סתר) | HALOT BArm. s.v. II סתר | gloss withheld |

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

## Linked from

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