*paḥm- ~ *piḥām-: 'coal'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*paḥm- ~ *piḥām-
Meaning'coal'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 803

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicfaḥm- 'charcoal', faḥīm- 'very black; charcoal', BK II 551BK II 551
Soqotrifḥam; fḥö́moʰ, pl. fḥam (SLOnline 3688)SLOnline 3688gloss withheld
Akkadianpēntu
Tigrefäḥamgloss withheld
Ugariticpḥmgloss withheld
Geezfǝḥmgloss withheld
Hebrewpĕḥām
Amharicfǝmgloss withheld
Hararifēḥamagloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicpaḥm- (Payne Smith 441)Payne Smith 441
Tigrinyafǝḥmigloss withheld
Punicpḥm (HALOT 924; T 263)HALOT 924; T 263gloss withheld
Guragefem (LGz. 157)LGz. 157
Aramaicpḥm (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. pḥm)Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. pḥm; Anderson–Moser 2024 root pḥmgloss withheld
Epigraphic South ArabianMIN mfḥm (Kogan 2011, 195) (Sabaweb lemma 6159)Kogan 2011 195; Sabaweb lemma 6159gloss withheld
East EthiopicSel. fīm, Wol. fim (EDG 232 apud SEDonline 552)EDG 232; SEDonline 552gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026

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