# \*šmṭ: 'to pull off, let loose'

> Proto-Semitic *šmṭ, 'to pull off, let loose': reflexes in 5 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>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šmṭ |
| Meaning | 'to pull off, let loose' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | šamāṭu (CAD Š/1 308; AHw 1155) | CAD Š/1 308; AHw 1155 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šāmaṭ (HALOT 1557); šmṭh (DNWSI 1160) | HALOT 1557; DNWSI 1160 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | samaṭa (HALOT 1557) | HALOT 1557 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | šmaṭ (Payne Smith 583); šᵉmaṭ (HALOT 1557) | Payne Smith 583; HALOT 1557 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | šmṭh (DNWSI 1160) | DNWSI 1160 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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