# \*ʾamm-at-: 'elbow, forearm'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾamm-at-, 'elbow, forearm': reflexes in 15 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾamm-at- |
| Meaning | 'elbow, forearm' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1204 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ammatu OA, OB on \[CAD a2 70\], \[AHw 44\] | CAD a2 70; AHw 44 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ʔammät \[LH 355\] | LH 355 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | a-ma-tum /ʔammatum/ \[Fr 149; Kr 20; Bl E No. 1\]; a-ma-tum /ʾammat/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 26) | Fr 149; Kr 20; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 26 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ama \[DM 21\] | DM 21 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʔamt \[DULAT 71\] | DULAT 71 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʔəmat \[LGz. 26\] | LGz. 26 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | pl. ʔammīn 'cubit' (BDB 1081) | BDB 1081 |  |
| Hebrew | ʔammā (HALOT 61, 62) | HALOT 61, 62 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB ʔmt (pl. ʔmm, ʔmn) \[SD 5; Sabaweb lemma 3550\]; MIN ʔmt \[LM 5\] | SD 5; Sabaweb lemma 3550; LM 5 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʔammǝtā \[Ja 79\]; ʔmh, det. ʔmth \[DJPA 61b apud CAL\] | Ja 79; DJPA 61b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔammǝtā 'elbow, cubit' \[Brock 24\] | Brock 24 |  |
| Aramaic | OFF PLM NBT ʔmh \[HJ 69-70\] | HJ 69-70 |  |
| Tigrinya | ʔəmmät 'cubit' \[Bass. 487\] | Bass. 487 |  |
| Soqotri | ʾemeh (LGz. 26) | LGz. 26 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ʾammat (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 26) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 26 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.