# \*šumū̆: 'they (masc.)'

> Proto-Semitic *šumū̆, 'they (masc.)': reflexes in 13 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šumū̆ |
| Meaning | 'they (masc.)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | šunu (CAD Š₃ 304, AHw. 1277 apud SEDonline 1534) | CAD Š₃ 304, AHw. 1277; SEDonline 1534 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | hēm/hēmmā (HALOT 250 apud SEDonline 1534) | HALOT 250; SEDonline 1534 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ˀinnūn (HALOT 1817 apud SEDonline 1534); himmō(n) (HALOT 250) | HALOT 1817; SEDonline 1534; HALOT 250 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | hum (BK II 1442 apud SEDonline 1534) | BK II 1442; SEDonline 1534 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ˀəmmuntu (CDG 25 apud SEDonline 1534); wəʔətomu (LGz. 602) | CDG 25; SEDonline 1534; LGz. 602 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | hēm (ML 157 apud SEDonline 1534) | ML 157; SEDonline 1534 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | šum (JL 262 apud SEDonline 1534) | JL 262; SEDonline 1534 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | hōm (HL 51 apud SEDonline 1534) | HL 51; SEDonline 1534 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab hmw, hm (m. pl.; hm rare) (Biella 111); acc./gen. hmt, hmwt (SD 55) | Biella 111; SD 55 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | hm, obl. hmt (3rd p. pl. m., also du.) (DULAT 335) | DULAT 335 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | hmt (T 82) | T 82 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | hmt (T 82) | T 82 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | hətom (LGz. 602) | LGz. 602 |  |

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

## Notes

PS \*šumū̆ 'they (masc.)' (Kogan 2009: 68 apud SEDonline 1534); Gz. ʾəmmuntu probably goes back to PWS \*humū with a deictic extension (SEDonline 1534). Cf. 3175 \*šina 'they (fem.)'.

## Linked from

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

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