*ʾm: 'indeed, now' 1, 'as for' 2 (particle)

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab ʾm 1 (Biella 19)	Biella 19	gloss withheld
Phoenician	ʾm 2, in ʾm and wʾm (Krahmalkov 59)	Krahmalkov 59	gloss withheld

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

Biella 19 compares Arabic ʾammā with Sab ʾm 1. Krahmalkov 59 compares Arabic ʾammā with Phoenician ʾm 'as for' 2.

Updated 3 November 2026