*ʿām-: 'year'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ʕām 'year'	Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿām
Geez	ʿām 'year'	Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿām
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab ʿwm (SD 23; Biella 358); read bʿwm (Sabaweb lemma 3868)	SD 23; Biella 358; Sabaweb lemma 3868	gloss withheld
Jibbali	ʿoñ, ʿanut (LGz. 62); ʿónút (Kogan 2011, 197)	LGz. 62; Kogan 2011 197
Soqotri	ʿénoh (Kogan 2011, 197)	Kogan 2011 197
Tigre	ʿamät (LGz. 62)	LGz. 62
Tigrinya	ʿamät, ʿami (LGz. 62)	LGz. 62
Amharic	amät (LGz. 62)	LGz. 62
Harari	amät (LGz. 62)	LGz. 62
Gurage	amät (LGz. 62)	LGz. 62
Argobba	amäd (LGz. 62)	LGz. 62
Gafat	yaymən (LGz. 62)	LGz. 62
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ʿm (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 53)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 53	gloss withheld

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Kogan sets up Proto-MSA *ʕān- 'year' for Jib. ʿónút and Soq. ʿénoh, which replace *šan-at- in MSA (Kogan 2011, 197).

Updated 22 October 2026