# \*dVm(m)-: '(wild) cat'

> Proto-Semitic *dVm(m)-, '(wild) cat': 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>) › [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*dVm(m)- |
| Meaning | '(wild) cat' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2375 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | dimm-at- 'cat' \[BK 1 728-9\], \[Fr. II 53\], \[Dozy I 459\] ("...an Ethiopian word. Towards the end of the 16th century it was in use in Yemen...") | BK 1 728-9; Fr. II 53; Dozy I 459 |  |
| Akkadian | dumāmu (tumāmu) SB \[CAD d 179\], \[AHw. 175\] | CAD d 179; AHw. 175 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | dǝmmu \[LH 514\]. | LH 514 |  |
| Geez | dǝmmat \[LGz 136\]. | LGz 136 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | dǝmmät \[K 1725\]. | K 1725 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | dǝmmu 'cat' \[Bass. 755\]. | Bass. 755 |  |
| Gafat | dəmmät (LGz. 136) | LGz. 136 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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