*dimʕ-at-/*damʕ-: 'tear(-drop)'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *dimʕ-at-/*damʕ- |
| Meaning | 'tear(-drop)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2030 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | damʕ- [BK 1 732] | BK 1 732 | |
| Mehri | dǝmāt [JM 71] | JM 71 | |
| Soqotri | ʔedmíʕa [LS 130] | LS 130 | |
| Akkadian | dīm/ntu OB on [CAD d 147], [AHw 171] (transcribed as dim/ntu). | CAD d 147; AHw 171 | |
| Harsusi | demāt [JH 25] | JH 25 | |
| Eblaitic | /ʔid(i)maʕātum/ (ÉR.ÉR = ì-ti-ma-a-tum, VE 716; Krebernik 1983, 27; Bonechi 2008, 14–15).; ì-ti-ma-a-tum /ʾidmaʿt/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 147) | VE 716; Krebernik 1983, 27; Bonechi 2008, 14–15; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 147 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | dima, dimihta, dimita (MD 107) | MD 107 | |
| Ugaritic | dmʕ (pl. ʔudmʕt) [DULAT 271] | DULAT 271 | |
| Modern Aramaic | HRT demʔa [J Hert 185] NASS dịmị̄tɔ (sg.) [Tser 057] MMND demehṯa [M MND 522] AZR dimmelta [Garb 304] NSYR dǝ̣mmēta [MP 42] | J Hert 185; Tser 057; M MND 522; Garb 304; MP 42 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | dǝmʕát [JJ 40] | JJ 40 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | dimʕā (coll.) (HALOT 227). | HALOT 227 | |
| Judaic Aramaic | dimʕătā [Ja 314]; dmʕh [DJPA 153a apud CAL] | Ja 314; DJPA 153a; CAL | |
| Syrian Aramaic | demʕĕtā [Brock 158] | Brock 158 | |
| Aramaic | DMʿ (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. dmʿ) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. dmʿ | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic dmʿ, ʾdmʿ (Al-Jallad 2026, 34) | Al-Jallad 2026 34 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026