*gašm-: 'rain, showers' 1, 'to rain, pour' 2

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Ugaritic	gšm 1 (DULAT 307)	DULAT 307	gloss withheld
Hebrew	גֶּשֶׁם 1; גשׁם hif. 2 (HALOT 205)	HALOT 205	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	šegmē (dmeṭrā) 1 (HALOT 205)	HALOT 205	gloss withheld
Arabic	sajama 2 (HALOT 205)	HALOT 205	gloss withheld
Canaanite	EG SYLL gas=mu /*gašma/ 1 (Hoch 354)	Hoch 354	gloss withheld

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

Syriac šegmē and Arabic sajama show the root metathesized (HALOT 205).

Updated 4 November 2026