# \*gišm-: 'body'

> Proto-Semitic *gišm-, 'body': reflexes in 13 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>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gišm- |
| Meaning | 'body' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1235 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧism- 'body' \[BK 1 294\] | BK 1 294 |  |
| Mehri | gǝsēm \[JM 126\] | JM 126 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | gešómoh, pl. gišemiten; múgšem \[LS 117\] | LS 117 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | gišma, gušma \[DM 92\] | DM 92 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL ǧism, WOL ǧismä \[LGur 319\] | LGur 319 |  |
| Gurage | CHA EŽA MUH ǧisma, END ǧismä, GYE ǧisǝma, g'isǝma, MSQ ǧǝsm, GOG ǧǝsma, ENN g'isǝma \[LGur 319\] | LGur 319 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | \*gǝšēm (gišm- sg. suff., gešm- pl.suff.) (BDB 1086) | BDB 1086 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | NASS güsmä \[Tser 051\] | Tser 051 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | gɛ́sm \[JJ 79\] | JJ 79 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | ǧism \[LGur 319\] | LGur 319 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | gišmā, gušmā \[Ja 228, 274\]; gšm \[DJPA 137b apud CAL\], gwšmh \[DJPA 125a apud CAL\] | Ja 228, 274; DJPA 137b; CAL; DJPA 125a | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | gušmā (constr. gǝšōm) 'body' \[Brock 136\] | Brock 136 |  |
| Amharic | ǧəsm (SED I 89) | SED I 89 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.