# \*sim-sim- 'sesame'

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

- Author's gloss: sesame
- SED semet 763
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/s/762_sesame.md

## In Linear A

- [SA-SA-ME](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/SA-SA-ME/index.md>) (šašamā): sesame (seed-spice commodity)

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: šamaššammū (šamšamū) (CAD Š/1 301) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Hebrew: šmšm (DNWSI 1169) (gloss withheld)
- Aramaic: šmšm (DNWSI 1169) (gloss withheld)
- Phoenician: ššmn (DNWSI 1197) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: simsim- (Lane 1420)

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