*šumšum-: 'ant'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	sumsum- 'red ant' [BK 1 1138], [Fr. II 353], [Lane 1420], [LA XII 305] (in the last two sources also simsimat- and sam(m)āmat-).	BK 1 1138; Fr. II 353; Lane 1420; LA XII 305
Mandaic Aramaic	šušmana [DM 458].	DM 458	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	šumšǝmānā 'ant' [Ja. 1537] (in [Levy WT II 466] and [Levy WTM IV 527] also šūšǝmānā, šūmǝšānā).	Ja. 1537; Levy WT II 466; Levy WTM IV 527
Syrian Aramaic	šawšǝmānā 'ant; antlion' [Brock. 767], [PS 4343].	Brock. 767; PS 4343
Modern Aramaic	Tur. šišwōno (SED II 267)	SED II 267
Eblaitic	/SaSSamān/: name sa-sa-ma-nu (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 255)	Sanmartín GlOS 2, 255	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026