# \*ṯʾg: 'to roar, cry (of animals)' 1, 'roaring, neighing' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ṯʾg, 'to roar, cry (of animals)' 1, 'roaring, neighing' 2: reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṯʾg |
| Meaning | 'to roar, cry (of animals)' 1, 'roaring, neighing' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | šāʾag 1; šəʾāgâ 2 (HALOT 1367) | HALOT 1367 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ṯỉgt 2 (DULAT 878) | DULAT 878 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṯaʾaǧa 1 (HALOT 1367) | HALOT 1367 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Ugaritic ṯỉgt is the neighing of horses, par. nhqt (1.14 III 16; DULAT 878); HALOT 1367 reads it 'the bellowing of a bull' after Gibson. Akk. šagāmu 'to roar' is another root.

## Linked from

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

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