# \*ḳVṭm-: 'ashes'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳVṭm-, 'ashes': reflexes in 5 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>) › [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳVṭm- |
| Meaning | 'ashes' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3003 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandaic Aramaic | giṭm- |  |  |
| Modern Aramaic | Urm ḳiṭm- |  |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḳeṭm- (Payne Smith 501) | Payne Smith 501 |  |
| Aramaic | Pal ḳṭm |  |  |
| Akkadian | diḳmu, diḳmennu (AHw. 169, CAD Ṭ 110, SAD 2 35 apud Kogan 2025, 4) | AHw. 169, CAD Ṭ 110, SAD 2 35; Kogan 2025, 4 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Kogan 2025, 4 takes Akk. diḳmu, diḳmennu as metathetic to Jewish Babylonian Aramaic ḳiṭmā (DJBA 1011), Syriac ḳeṭmā, Mandaic giṭma, and adds Arabic al-qatām- = al-ġubār- 'dust' (TA 33 225, with \*ṭ &gt; t by dissimilation); the Akkadian d- for the t- expected by Geers' Law is unexplained.

## Linked from

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

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