# \*ṯaʾ(w/y)-at- {} \*čaʾ(w/y)-at-: 'ewe'

> Proto-Semitic *ṯaʾ(w/y)-at- {} *čaʾ(w/y)-at-, 'ewe': reflexes in 9 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>) › [ṯ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tha/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṯaʾ(w/y)-at- {} \*čaʾ(w/y)-at- |
| Meaning | 'ewe' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṯaʔwat- 'thin or old ewe' (BK 1, 215) | BK 1, 215 |  |
| Ugaritic | ṯʔat (ṯʔut) \[DULAT 879\] | DULAT 879 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Sam. šʔh (DNWSI 1094); Anc. šʔt, sʔwn (DNWSI 1094); Off. tʔtʔ (DNWSI 1094) | DNWSI 1094 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | tata (DM 482) | DM 482 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ṯīwīt (JM 419, Jahn 232) | JM 419, Jahn 232 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ṯīt (JH 133) | JH 133 |  |
| Jibbali | ṯēt (JJ 285), ṯet (Bittner 65) | JJ 285; Bittner 65 |  |
| Soqotri | téʔe (LS 437) | LS 437 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | šuʾu (Kogan 2011, 205; AHw 1255) | Kogan 2011 205; AHw 1255 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Akkadian šuʾu is also filed at 2274 (CAD Š/3 417).

## Linked from

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

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