*(ʾa-)mVš-: 'night' 1, 'last night' 2, 'yesterday' 3, 'evening' 4, 'twilight' 5

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*(ʾa-)mVš-
Meaning	'night' 1, 'last night' 2, 'yesterday' 3, 'evening' 4, 'twilight' 5
Basis	SED
SED	SEDonline semet 1422

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ʔamsi, musy- 3, masāʔ- 4
Akkadian	mūšu 1, amšali 3
Tigre	mǝset 4
Geez	mǝset 4, 5
Gurage	mǝsät 4
Hebrew	ʔämäš 2, 3
Amharic	mǝset 4
Harari	məšēt 4 [LHar 114]	LHar 114	gloss withheld
Gafat	mǝsätä 4
Tigrinya	mǝsät 4
Eblaitic	mu-šum /mūšum/, me-su /mīšu(m)/ (VE 816a, 817; Krebernik 1983, 31–32); am-sa-a (OLA80 §47.2); am-sa-a /ʾams₁ay/ 1, 2; mu-šum, cf. mi-si-im /mīs₁(y), mūs₁(y)/ 1, 2, 4 (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 28–29); am-sa-a /ʾamšay/ (ARET XI 1, 2; Fronzaroli 1995, 63)	VE 816a, 817; Krebernik 1983, 31–32; OLA80 §47.2; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 28–29; ARET XI 1, 2; Fronzaroli 1995, 63	gloss withheld
Soqotri	imšin (LGz. 368)	LGz. 368
Argobba	mäšša (LGz. 368)	LGz. 368	gloss withheld
Modern South Arabian	Bathari ˀimšī (Gasparini - Morris 2025 65 apud SEDonline 1855)	SEDonline 1855	gloss withheld
Jibbali	ʔəms̃ín (JL 3 apud SEDonline 1855)	JL 3; SEDonline 1855	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026

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