# \*sVmVm(-at)-: 'kind of bird'

> Proto-Semitic *sVmVm(-at)-, 'kind of bird': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*sVmVm(-at)- |
| Meaning | 'kind of bird' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2412 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | samāmat- 'a kind of small bird similar to the swallow' \[BK 1 1134\], \[LA XII 305\]. | BK 1 1134; LA XII 305 |  |
| Akkadian | summu OB on \[CAD s 380\], \[AHw. 1058\], summatu (simmatu, šummatu, šimmatu) OAkk. on \[CAD s 378\], \[AHw. 1058\] | CAD s 380; AHw. 1058; CAD s 378 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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