# \*sVmVk-: 'cover; roof, height'

> Proto-Semitic *sVmVk-, 'cover; roof, height': reflexes in 4 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>) › [S](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/s/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*sVmVk- |
| Meaning | 'cover; roof, height' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1568 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | samāku |  |  |
| Hebrew | שְׂמִיכָה (HALOT 1337) | HALOT 1337 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | samk (HALOT 1337); musmakāt (DULAT 751) | HALOT 1337; DULAT 751 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | smkt (DULAT 751) | DULAT 751 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

DULAT 751 sets Ug. smkt beside Arab. samk; Watson LSU 105 apud DULAT 751 reads it 'covering', with Heb. śmykh.

## Linked from

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

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