*ṣ̂agm-: 'cheek'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ṣ̂agm-
Meaning	'cheek'
Basis	SED
SED	SEDonline 1537

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Mehri	ẑāgəm (ML 474 apud SEDonline 1537)	ML 474; SEDonline 1537	gloss withheld
Jibbali	ẓ̂agm (JL 324 apud SEDonline 1537)	JL 324; SEDonline 1537	gloss withheld
Modern South Arabian	Bathari ṣ̂agəm (Gasparini - Morris 2025 88 apud SEDonline 1537)	SEDonline 1537	gloss withheld
Soqotri	ẓ̂ágəm (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 114)	Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 114	gloss withheld

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Notes

Proto-MSA *ṣ̂agm- 'cheek' (SEDonline 1537). W. Müller (apud CDG 149) tentatively connects it with Gez. ṣ̂agama 'to be on the left hand; to be twisted, distorted', Arb. ḍǯm 'to be crooked, distorted (mouth)', ḍaǯam- 'inclining towards one side of the face' (Kogan 2015:573 apud SEDonline 1537). Cf. Yem. Arb. ḏ̣ijmeh 'Backe, Wange' (Behnstedt 742 apud SEDonline 1537). Distinct from 2340 *gʷin/mṣ̂- ~ *gahṣ̂-am-.

Updated 25 October 2026

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