*saḥm-: 'red, black'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	saḥm-; ʾasḥam- (Kogan 2011, 199); saḥima; ʾasḥamu (Lane 1321)	Kogan 2011 199; Lane 1321	gloss withheld
Akkadian	sāmu
Syrian Aramaic	šḥāmā (Kogan 2011, 199)	Kogan 2011 199	gloss withheld
Jibbali	šḥamúm (Kogan 2011, 199)	Kogan 2011 199	gloss withheld
Eblaitic	sa-ma-ti, É.SI₄.AN = sa-ma-du sa-rí-im /Sāmt/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 210)	Sanmartín GlOS 2, 210	gloss withheld

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Kogan reconstructs PWS *šḥm for a dark-brown hue and calls Akk. sāmu etymologically obscure (Kogan 2011, 199).

Updated 22 October 2026