# \*ṣwb: 'to be fitting, right; to be straight'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣwb, 'to be fitting, right; to be straight': reflexes in 2 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 | \*ṣwb |
| Meaning | 'to be fitting, right; to be straight' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 2028 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṣwb (Lane 1739 apud SEDonline 2028) | Lane 1739; SEDonline 2028 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | éṣṭeb (Morris 2012:485; CSOL I 655; CSOL II 588; Bulakh 2024:204 apud SEDonline 2028) | SEDonline 2028 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*ṣwb 'to be fitting' (SEDonline 2028). SEDonline 2028 also sets here JBA ṣwb 'to frequent, to visit' (DJBA 953) and Syr. ṣwb 'to come, to arrive, to visit' (LSyr. 623).

## Linked from

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

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