# \*paḥm- ~ \*piḥām-: 'coal'

> Proto-Semitic *paḥm- ~ *piḥām-, 'coal': reflexes in 16 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>) › [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*paḥm- ~ \*piḥām- |
| Meaning | 'coal' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 803 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | faḥm- 'charcoal', faḥīm- 'very black; charcoal', BK II 551 | BK II 551 |  |
| Soqotri | fḥam; fḥö́moʰ, pl. fḥam (SLOnline 3688) | SLOnline 3688 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | pēntu |  |  |
| Tigre | fäḥam |  | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | pḥm |  | gloss withheld |
| Geez | fǝḥm |  | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pĕḥām |  |  |
| Amharic | fǝm |  | gloss withheld |
| Harari | fēḥama |  | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | paḥm- (Payne Smith 441) | Payne Smith 441 |  |
| Tigrinya | fǝḥmi |  | gloss withheld |
| Punic | pḥm (HALOT 924; T 263) | HALOT 924; T 263 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | fem (LGz. 157) | LGz. 157 |  |
| Aramaic | pḥm (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. pḥm) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. pḥm; Anderson–Moser 2024 root pḥm | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | MIN mfḥm (Kogan 2011, 195) (Sabaweb lemma 6159) | Kogan 2011 195; Sabaweb lemma 6159 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. fīm, Wol. fim (EDG 232 apud SEDonline 552) | EDG 232; SEDonline 552 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.