# \*ṣtt: 'to watch'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣtt, 'to watch': 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>) › [ṣ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tsade/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣtt |
| Meaning | 'to watch' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1523 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ṣət (ML 366 apud SEDonline 1523) | ML 366; SEDonline 1523 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ṣett (JL 242 apud SEDonline 1523) | JL 242; SEDonline 1523 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ṣet (LS 156; CSOL I 654; CSOL II 587; Naumkin et al. 2015a:85 apud SEDonline 1523) | LS 156; SEDonline 1523 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ṣtt 'to watch' (SEDonline 1523). The same meaning of ṣtt in the Arabic dialects of Dhofar and Oman may be due to MSA substratum or adstratum influence (Kogan 2015:570 apud SEDonline 1523).

## Linked from

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

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