# \*tšʿ: 'nine'

> Proto-Semitic *tšʿ, 'nine': reflexes in 18 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*tšʿ |
| Meaning | 'nine' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | tišʿā (OLA80 §35.2, §35.14); tēšaʿ (HALOT 1802); tĕšîʿî (HALOT 1802) | OLA80 §35.2, §35.14; HALOT 1802 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | tisʿa (OLA80 §35.2, §35.14; Lane 306); tusʿ (Lane 306) | OLA80 §35.2, §35.14; Lane 306 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | tiše (CAD T 432; AHw 1362); tišīt (OLA80 §35.2, §35.14); tišû (CAD T 433); tušuʾû (CAD T 497) | CAD T 432; AHw 1362; OLA80 §35.2, §35.14; CAD T 433; CAD T 497; Anderson–Moser 2024 root tšʿ | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | tšʿ (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 1235) | Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 1235; Anderson–Moser 2024 root tšʿ | gloss withheld |
| Punic | tšʿ, tšʿm (T 345) | T 345; Anderson–Moser 2024 root tšʿ | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | tšʿ (DULAT 868) | DULAT 868 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab tsʿ (SD 148; Biella 535; Sabaweb lemma 2669) | SD 148; Biella 535; Sabaweb lemma 2669 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | tēšaʿ (HALOT 1802; DJPA 593b apud CAL) | HALOT 1802; DJPA 593b; CAL |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | tᵉšaʿ (HALOT 1802; Payne Smith 622); tūšʿā (Payne Smith 609); tšīʿāyā (Payne Smith 622) | HALOT 1802; Payne Smith 622; Payne Smith 609 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | tasʿū/tesʿū (HALOT 1802) | HALOT 1802 |  |
| Tigre | sĕʿ (HALOT 1802) | HALOT 1802 |  |
| Soqotri | seʿeh (LGz. 581) | LGz. 581 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | tša (LGz. 581; MD 491) | LGz. 581; MD 491 |  |
| Modern South Arabian | Bathari saˁēt (Gasparini - Morris 2025 162 apud SEDonline 859) | SEDonline 859 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | təšəˁattä, täsˁattä (TED 1254 apud SEDonline 859) | TED 1254; SEDonline 859 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | sɔʕ (JL 220 apud SEDonline 859) | JL 220; SEDonline 859 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | sɛ̄ (ML 338 apud SEDonline 859); sayt, sǝʿáyt (Rubin 2018 296, 297); tīsa (Rubin 2018 300) | ML 338; SEDonline 859; Rubin 2018 296, 297; Rubin 2018 300 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | tšʿ (DNWSI 1235) | DNWSI 1235 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

OLA80 §35.14. Related to Libyco-Berber tza. South Ethiopic zātāññ from \*zhṭ, same root as zuʔāzum/zāzu(m) 'to divide'. Nine = 'portion remaining after one removed from ten'.

## Linked from

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

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