# \*dimāɣ-: '(top of the) head; brains'

> Proto-Semitic *dimāɣ-, '(top of the) head; brains': reflexes in 5 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 | \*dimāɣ- |
| Meaning | '(top of the) head; brains' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2031 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | dimāɣ- 'brain, cerebrum' \[BK 1 733\]; dmɣ 'to strike on the head to the point of reaching the brain' \[ibid.\]. Cf. dmḫ 'to break the head' \[ibid. 730\] and dammaḥa 'to tilt the head' \[ibid.\]. | BK 1 733; BK 730 |  |
| East Ethiopic | SEL dum, WOL dumi \[LGur 207\] | LGur 207 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | dǝmāḥ, dǝmāḫ, dǝmāh \[LGz 134\]. | LGz 134 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | dǝmah \[LArg. 198\] | LArg. 198 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | dǝmʷä \[LGaf 196\] | LGaf 196 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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