# \*ṣ̂agm-: 'cheek'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣ̂agm-, 'cheek': reflexes in 4 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>) › [ṣ́](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dad/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## 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 |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## 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-.

## Linked from

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

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