šittu (1)  (n. fem. ; pl. šinātu ; occasionally [šiṭṭu] ;)

sleep (good or bad) ;

See also : šā ' ilu, šuttu, ḫarṭibu, mušuttu

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*šinat
• Arabic : sunāt  سُبَات
• Syriac : šentā  ܫܸܢܬܵܐ "sleep"
• Hebrew : šēnā "sleep"
• Ugaritic : šnt  

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