# \*šdm: 'sadness, affliction'

> Proto-Semitic *šdm, 'sadness, affliction': reflexes in 1 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šdm |
| Meaning | 'sadness, affliction' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab sdm(m) (Biella 328) | Biella 328 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Biella 328 compares Arabic sadam 'sadness, affliction'.

## Linked from

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

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