# \*kamas- 'gather'

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on.

- Author's gloss: to gather, store up
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/k/2835_gather.md

## In Linear A

- [O-KA-MI-ZA-SI-I-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/O-KA-MI-ZA-SI-I-NA/index.md>) (Ukammis-Sîn): personal name: 'Sîn has gathered in / laid up (the child)'—verb + DN sentence name

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: kamāsum (CAD K 114) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Hebrew: k-m-s 'store up' (BDB 485)
- Amorite: kms (Gelb AS 21, 23) (gloss withheld)
- Punic: kmst (Neo-Punic; Krahmalkov 232) (gloss withheld)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit 50525edd.