# \*sgm: 'mute, soundless'

> Proto-Semitic *sgm, 'mute, soundless': 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 2026-10-28.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*sgm |
| Meaning | 'mute, soundless' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | səgum; səgmat (LGz. 491) | LGz. 491 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʾasjamu 'a camel that does not utter the grumbling cry termed ruġāʾ … or that does not bray clearly' (Lane 1312) | Lane 1312 |  |

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

## Notes

LGz. 491 compares Arabic ʾasǧam 'camel that does not produce a sound'. Not 2055 \*bhm 'mute, dumb; deaf'.

## Linked from

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

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