Aramaic

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Etymology

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From the Proto-Semitic *šidṯ- (six), cognates with Hebrew שישה / שִׁשָּׁה (shishá), Classical Syriac ܫܬ݁ܳܐ (štāʾ), Ge'ez ስድስቱ (sədəstu), Ugaritic 𐎘𐎘𐎚 (ṯṯt), Arabic سِتْ (sit) and Akkadian 𒐋 (šeššet). Ultimately from a Proto-Afroasiatic root; compare to Egyptian sjsw, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⴹⵉⵙ (sḍis), and Hausa shidà.

Numeral

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שת (šeṯf

  1. six (6)

Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
שׁ־י־ת (sh-y-t)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎌𐎚 (št) and Arabic اِسْت (ist).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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שָׁת (shat) (pa'al construction)

  1. to place, set
    • Tanach, Exodus 10:1, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בֹּא אֶל־פַּרְעֹה כִּי־אֲנִי הִכְבַּדְתִּי אֶת־לִבּוֹ וְאֶת־לֵב עֲבָדָיו לְמַעַן שִׁתִי אֹתֹתַי אֵלֶּה בְּקִרְבּוֹ׃
      vayómer YHVH el-moshé bó el-par'ó ki-aní hikhbádti et-libó v'et-lév avadáv l'má'an shití ototái éle b'kirbó.
      And the Lord said unto Moses: 'Go in unto Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might show these My signs in the midst of them;

Conjugation

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Noun

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שֵׁת (shetm

  1. (anatomy) bottom

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Proper noun

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שֵׁת (shetm

  1. (biblical) Seth
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Seth

Mozarabic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin iste. Compare Portuguese and Spanish este.

Determiner

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שת (štm

  1. this
    • c. 1100, Kharja H1, section 3:
      דשת אלזמאן
      dšt ʔlzmʔn
      of this time