# \*wṯm: 'desert, poor pasture'

> Proto-Semitic *wṯm, 'desert, poor pasture': reflexes in 4 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>) › [W](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/w/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wṯm |
| Meaning | 'desert, poor pasture' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | yǝšîmôn (HALOT 447) | HALOT 447 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | OArm. yšmn (HALOT 447) | HALOT 447 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | waṯim (HALOT 447) | HALOT 447 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab wṯmt (SD 166; Biella 154) (HALOT 447) | SD 166; Biella 154; HALOT 447 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 447 derives Hebrew yǝšîmôn from the root \*yšm, with OSArb. wṯmt 'poor pasture' and Arabic waṯim 'poor soil'. Biella 154 compares Hebrew yēšīmōn 'wilderness'.

## Linked from

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

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