# \*grm: 'to cut off'

> Proto-Semitic *grm, 'to cut off': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*grm |
| Meaning | 'to cut off' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧarama 'he cut it, cut it off' (Lane 412); ǧarrama 'he cut off vehemently, much' (Lane 413) | Lane 412; Lane 413 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | gram 'cut off; decide, determine, appoint' (Payne Smith 78) | Payne Smith 78 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic grm (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 73) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 73 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Verb beside 1912 \*garm- 'body; bone'.

## Linked from

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

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