# \*ṯtʕ: 'to be afraid'

> Proto-Semitic *ṯtʕ, 'to be afraid': reflexes in 6 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 | \*ṯtʕ |
| Meaning | 'to be afraid' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 304 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | ṯtˁ (DULAT 921); ṯṯʿ (HALOT 1671; T 335) | DULAT 921; HALOT 1671; T 335 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | štˁ (KAI 26A ii 3‒5, DNWSI 1199); yštʿ (Krahmalkov 485) (T 335); nštʿm (HALOT 1671) | KAI 26A ii 3‒5, DNWSI 1199; Krahmalkov 485; T 335; HALOT 1671 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | tištāʿ, ništāʿā (HALOT 1671) | HALOT 1671 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | Amm. tštʿ (HALOT 1671) | HALOT 1671 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ṯṯʿt (HALOT 1671; T 335) | HALOT 1671; T 335 |  |
| Arabic | šatiʿa (HALOT 1671) | HALOT 1671 |  |

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## Notes

PC \*ṯtʕ 'to be afraid' (SEDonline 304). Ug. ṯ = Phoen. š.

## Linked from

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

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