*ġVmVṣ-: 'oppress'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ġamaṣa 'despise' (Lane 2295)	Lane 2295
Geez	ʿammaḍa (LGz. 63)	LGz. 63; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ġmṣ	gloss withheld
Hebrew	ḥmṣ (HALOT 329)	HALOT 329	gloss withheld

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Geʿez ḍ against Arb. ṣ.; Heb. ḥ against Arb. ġ and Geʿez ʿ; HALOT 329 sets II חמץ 'to oppress' beside Arb. ġamaṣa and Eth. ʿamaḍa.

Updated 22 October 2026