# \*kamʾ-at-: 'mushroom, truffle'

> Proto-Semitic *kamʾ-at-, 'mushroom, truffle': reflexes in 6 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>) › [K](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/k/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kamʾ-at- |
| Meaning | 'mushroom, truffle' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | kamʾatu (Kogan 2011, 202) | Kogan 2011 202 |  |
| Arabic | kamʾat- (Kogan 2011, 202) | Kogan 2011 202 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA kmhh (Kogan 2011, 202) | Kogan 2011 202 |  |
| Amorite | kamʾ(at) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 307) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 307 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ga/kam₄-ma-a-tum /kamʾ(at)/; ga-me-ù /kamiʾ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 307) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 307 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾkmʾ; kmʾ; kmʾt (Al-Jallad 2026, 82) | Al-Jallad 2026 82 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*kamʾ-at- 'a kind of mushroom (traditionally truffle)' (Kogan 2011, 202).

## Linked from

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

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