# \*ṣ̂VmVḫ-: 'sprout'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣ̂VmVḫ-, 'sprout': reflexes in 8 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣ̂VmVḫ- |
| Meaning | 'sprout' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | ṢMḤ (Qumran 200 apud CAL) | CAL; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣmḫ | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṣamaḥ 'sprout' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣmḫ |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣəmaḥ, ṣemḥā (HALOT 1033, 1034; Payne Smith 481) | HALOT 1033, 1034; Payne Smith 481 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṢHM, ṢMA, aṣmata, ṣahamta (HALOT 1033, 1034) | HALOT 1033, 1034 |  |
| Arabic | ḍmḫ (HALOT 1033) | HALOT 1033 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṣimḥā (HALOT 1034; DJPA 466a apud CAL) | HALOT 1034; DJPA 466a; CAL |  |
| Phoenician | ṣmḥ (HALOT 1034); ṣmḥ ṣdq (Krahmalkov 418) | HALOT 1034; Krahmalkov 418 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | Neo-Pun. ṣmḥ (HALOT 1034) | HALOT 1034 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Ug. yṣmḫ is a PN (DULAT 972).

## Linked from

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

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