Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/šamaʕ-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic edit

Etymology edit

Compare with Egyptian sḏm (to hear) and Egyptian smt as well as Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵓⵖ (amẓẓuɣ). Apparently unrelated to Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (to sound).

Verb edit

*šamaʕ-

  1. to hear, to listen

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒄑𒌇 (šemûm)
  • West Semitic