# \*ḏmm {} \*ǯmm: 'to fornicate'

> Proto-Semitic *ḏmm {} *ǯmm, 'to fornicate': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḏmm {} \*ǯmm |
| Meaning | 'to fornicate' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2313 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | dm \[Olmo 537\] |  | gloss withheld |
| Geez | zammawa \[LGz 639-40\] | LGz 639-40 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | zimmā (HALOT 272). | HALOT 272 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | zämma \[K 1612\] | K 1612 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | zämmäwä 'to fornicate, to commit adultery' \[Bass 723\] | Bass 723 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | dūmā \[Ja. 286\] (SED I 282) | Ja. 286; SED I 282 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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