# \*(y/w)šṭw: 'to hold out, give/take; to accept, grant'

> Proto-Semitic *(y/w)šṭw, 'to hold out, give/take; to accept, grant': reflexes in 6 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>) › [Y](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/y/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*(y/w)šṭw |
| Meaning | 'to hold out, give/take; to accept, grant' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3144 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amharic | säṭṭä |  | gloss withheld |
| Harari | säṭa \[LHar 143\] | LHar 143 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔawšeṭ 'to hold out, stretch out' (Payne Smith 8) | Payne Smith 8 |  |
| Hebrew | yšṭ (HALOT 446) | HALOT 446 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | tasaṭwa, ʾasaṭṭawa (LGz. 519) | LGz. 519 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab hsṭw (Biella 331); h-sṭw (LGz. 520) | Biella 331; LGz. 520 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.