*ʕaṯ̣m-(at-): 'bone'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ʕaṯ̣m-(at-) |
| Meaning | 'bone' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2012 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕaḏ̣m- [BK 2 293] | BK 2 293 | |
| Mehri | ʔāḏ̣ǝmēt [JM 14] | JM 14 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | eṣemtu (eṣentu, eṣettu) OB on [CAD e 341], [AHw 251]. | CAD e 341; AHw 251 | |
| Harsusi | ʔaḏ̣emét [JH 6] | JH 6 | |
| Tigre | ʕaṣǝm, ʕač̣ǝm [LH 491] | LH 491 | |
| Eblaitic | a-za-mu-um /ʕaẓmum/ [Kr 16; Bl E No. 6]; a-za-mu-um /ʿaṯ̣m/; ga-ba-lu ʔa₅-za-da /ʿaṯ̣att/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 94) | Kr 16; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 94 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | aṭma [DM 13] | DM 13 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʕẓm [DULAT 194] | DULAT 194 | |
| East Ethiopic | WOL ZWY aṭǝm [LGur 108] | LGur 108 | |
| Geez | ʕaṣm, ʕaḍm [LGz 58]. | LGz 58 | |
| Gurage | CHA EZ̆A MUH MSQ GOG SOD aṭǝm, GYE aʔǝ̃m̱, END aʔǝ̃w [LGur 108] | LGur 108 | |
| Phoenician | ʕṣm (T 255); ʕṣmy (KAI 9 A 5) (Krahmalkov 385) | T 255; KAI 9 A 5; Krahmalkov 385 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | HRT ʔaṭma [J Hert 181], NASS ịṭmɔ [Tser 0156], MMND aṭma [M MND 523], AZR itma [Garb 311] | J Hert 181; Tser 0156; M MND 523; Garb 311 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ʕóḏ̣úm [JJ 8] | JJ 8 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕäṣäm (HALOT 869); note also ʕōṣäm (HALOT 869, 870) | HALOT 869; HALOT 869, 870 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | aṭǝnt, aṣm, aṭm [K 1339] | K 1339 | |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕăṭam (ʕiṭmā) [Ja 1063]; ʕṭm [DJPA 401b apud CAL], ṭm [DJPA 226a apud CAL]. | Ja 1063; DJPA 401b; CAL; DJPA 226a | gloss withheld |
| Harari | āṭ [LHar 36] | LHar 36 | |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕaṭmā 'hip, side' [Brock 520] | Brock 520 | |
| Gafat | aṣmʷä [LGaf 184] | LGaf 184 | |
| Tigrinya | ʕaṣmi [Bass 713] | Bass 713 | |
| Punic | ʿṣm 'bone' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿẓm | |
| Argobba | haṭəm (SED I 26) | SED I 26 | |
| Aramaic | ʿaṭmā (HALOT 869; CAL s.v. ʿṭm) | HALOT 869; CAL s.v. ʿṭm |
A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.
Notes
The verb 'to be great, powerful' is 3624.
Updated 22 October 2026