# \*ga/umm-at-: '(long) hair, mane'

> Proto-Semitic *ga/umm-at-, '(long) hair, mane': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ga/umm-at- |
| Meaning | '(long) hair, mane' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2059 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǯummat- 'tuft of hair' \[BK 1 322\]. | BK 1 322 |  |
| Tigre | gǝmmät \[LH 568\]. | LH 568 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | ZWY gamma, SEL gäme, WOL gämi \[LGur 275\] | LGur 275 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | EZ̆A gama, GYE gam̱a, CHA MUH gamma, ENN gāmma, END gāmmä, MSQ GOG gammä, SOD gʷamme \[LGur 275\]; also END gämmām \[ibid.\]. | LGur 275 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | gamma \[K 1906\] | K 1906 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | gammä 'a kind of crown of hair that is left uncut or braided around the head of boys and girls' \[Bass 819\] | Bass 819 |  |

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

## Notes

Har. gāmma 'mane' is a Cushitic loan (Ga. Sid. gamma, Som. Sa. Af. gama; LHar 72).

## Linked from

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

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