kīm- ~ kawm-: 'Pleiades' 1, 'heap, herd' 2, 'family' 3

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	kīm- ~ kawm-
Meaning	'Pleiades' 1, 'heap, herd' 2, 'family' 3
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	כִּימָה 1 (HALOT 472)	HALOT 472	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	*כִּימְתָא 1 (HALOT 472)	HALOT 472	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	kīmā 1 (HALOT 472)	HALOT 472	gloss withheld
Geez	kēmā 1 (HALOT 472)	HALOT 472	gloss withheld
Arabic	kaum 2 (HALOT 472)	HALOT 472	gloss withheld
Tigre	kom 2 (WTS 394 apud HALOT 472)	WTS 394; HALOT 472	gloss withheld
Akkadian	kimtu 3 (CAD K 375)	CAD K 375	gloss withheld
Eblaitic	kam₄-mu/mi /kaym/ 3; names kam₄-me/mi, ga-ma-da-mu, ga-da-mu, bù-ga-mu, bu-ra-kam₄ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 330); MUL.MUL = ga-ma-túm /kaymāt/ 1 (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 330)	Sanmartín GlOS 1, 330	gloss withheld

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Notes

HALOT 472 also cites Tigre for 'Pleiades' (Nöldeke, Leslau) without printing the form.

Updated 4 November 2026

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