Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/W*wšṭ: 'middle, midst' Root FieldValueReconstruction*wšṭMeaning'middle, midst'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicwasṭ, wasaṭ 'in the middle of, in the midst of; middle, midst' (Lane 2941)Lane 2941Epigraphic South ArabianSab ws1ṭ (SD 163); wsṭ (Biella 132)SD 163; Biella 132gloss withheldGeezwəsṭ (LGz. 620)LGz. 620gloss withheldTigrewəst, wəsṭ (LGz. 620)LGz. 620gloss withheldTigrinyawəsṭä (LGz. 620)LGz. 620gloss withheldAmharicwəsṭ (LGz. 620)LGz. 620Guragewəsṭ (LGz. 620)LGz. 620Harariusṭu (LGz. 620)LGz. 620 A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. Notes Arb. s and Sab. s1 answer *š.Updated 25 October 2026Linked from 1 pageW