# \*dimʕ-at-/\*damʕ-: 'tear(-drop)'

> Proto-Semitic *dimʕ-at-/*damʕ-, 'tear(-drop)': reflexes in 15 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>) › [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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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## Linked from

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

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