# \*ghm: 'go just before dawn'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *ghm, 'go just before dawn': reflexes in 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*ghm |
| Meaning | 'go just before dawn' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ghm (SD 49; Biella 66; Sabaweb lemma 4155) | SD 49; Biella 66; Sabaweb lemma 4155 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | Ar jahmaᵗ (Biella 66); ǧuhmat (Lane 478); iǧtahama (Lane 478) | Biella 66; Lane 478 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | gəhēm (ML 117 apud SEDonline 451) | ML 117; SEDonline 451 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | gɛhɛ́m (JL 73 apud SEDonline 451) | JL 73; SEDonline 451 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | gɛ́hɛm, di-gɛ́hɛm (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 26) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 26 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Headword from Epigraphic South Arabian (Beeston 1982; Biella 1982), not a comparative reconstruction.

## Linked from

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

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