# \*zar-at- {} \*ʒar-at-: '(spread) hand; span'

> Proto-Semitic *zar-at- {} *ʒar-at-, '(spread) hand; span': reflexes in 5 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>) › [Z](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/z/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*zar-at- {} \*ʒar-at- |
| Meaning | '(spread) hand; span' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2243 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandaic Aramaic | zirta \[DM 168\] | DM 168 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | (?) drt \[Gordon 387\]. | Gordon 387 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | zärät (HALOT 283); PB \[Ja 415\] | HALOT 283; Ja 415 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | zartā, zērǝtā \[ibid.\]; zrt \[DJPA 183b apud CAL\] | DJPA 183b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | zǝwārā 'fist; hand; handful, small fistful' \[Brock 194\]; zartā 'span (handspan measure)' \[ibid. 208\] | Brock 194; Brock 208 |  |

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## Linked from

- [Z](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/z/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.