# \*ṯ̣ayVʾ-(at-) {} \*č̣ayVʾ-(at-): 'excrement; excreta'

> Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣ayVʾ-(at-) {} *č̣ayVʾ-(at-), 'excrement; excreta': reflexes in 9 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>) › [ẓ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/za/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṯ̣ayVʾ-(at-) {} \*č̣ayVʾ-(at-) |
| Meaning | 'excrement; excreta' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2234 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḏ̣ayy-at- 'decomposing corpse' \[BK 2 147\] (cf. ḏ̣iyy-at- do. \[Belot 468\]) | BK 2 147; Belot 468 |  |
| Akkadian | zû (pl.tantum) SB \[CAD z 150\], OB on \[AHw 1535\]; teṣû, tezû OB on \[AHw 1352\] (T-stem); ezû OB \[CAD e 432\], \[AHw 270\]; nezû SB \[CAD n2 200\], \[AHw 784\] (N-stem). | CAD z 150; AHw 1535; AHw 1352; CAD e 432; AHw 270; CAD n2 200; AHw 784 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ẓʔu \[Aist 271\], \[Del Olmo 556\] | Aist 271 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ṣiʔat \[LGz 567\] | LGz 567 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṣōʔā (HALOT 992); ṣē(ʔ) (ibid.); \*ṣēʔā (ibid.). | HALOT 992 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | č̣ič̣äta \[LGaf 192\] | LGaf 192 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḏ̣āy (Kogan 2011, 227) | Kogan 2011 227 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḏ̣éʾ (Kogan 2011, 227) | Kogan 2011 227 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ṭay (Kogan 2011, 227) | Kogan 2011 227 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [ẓ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/za/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.