# \*ʿVmVs-: 'load'

> Proto-Semitic *ʿVmVs-, 'load': reflexes in 7 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 | \*ʿVmVs- |
| Meaning | 'load' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ʿamas 'load' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿms |  |
| Punic | ʿms 'carry' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿms |  |
| Ugaritic | ʿms 'load' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿms |  |
| Arabic | ʿamisa (HALOT 846) | HALOT 846 |  |
| Tigre | ʿamsa (HALOT 846) | HALOT 846 |  |
| Amorite | ʿms: jaʿmus, jāʿmis (Gelb AS 21, 15); yaʿmus (Buck 2019, 325); ʿ-m-s: e-mu-zum, ia-aḫ-mus-DINGIR, e-me/mi-zum (Ur III) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 81) | Gelb AS 21 15; Buck 2019, 325; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 81 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ʿms: yʿmsn (T 250) | T 250 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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