š/ŝVmm- {} ś/ĉVmm-: 'kind of reptile (snake, lizard)'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	sāmm- (in sāmm- ʔabraṣ-) 'a kind of large lizard' [BK 1 1133], [LA XII 304].	BK 1 1133; LA XII 304
Akkadian	šammānu OB [CAD š1 314]	CAD š1 314	gloss withheld
Hebrew	ŝǝmāmīt (var. š́əmāmīt) (HALOT 1338), pB. sǝmāmīt [Ja. 1002]	HALOT 1338; Ja. 1002	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	samāmītā 'a poisonous lizard' (Payne Smith 381)	Payne Smith 381

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Updated 22 October 2026