# \*ʕaṯ̣m-(at-): 'bone'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕaṯ̣m-(at-), 'bone': reflexes in 24 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>) › [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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.

## Linked from

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

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