*šamay-: 'sky'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *šamay- |
| Meaning | 'sky' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 911 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | samāʔ- | ||
| Mehri | semēʕ | ||
| Akkadian | šamû (AHw 1160) | AHw 1160 | |
| Harsusi | semē | ||
| Ugaritic | šmm | ||
| Geez | samāy | ||
| Phoenician | šmm (Krahmalkov 469) | Krahmalkov 469 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šamayim | ||
| Syrian Aramaic | šemayy- | ||
| Judaic Aramaic | šəmayyā (HALOT 1559) | HALOT 1559 | |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | smy (HALOT 1559; Sabaweb lemma 5023) | HALOT 1559; Sabaweb lemma 5023 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | samaʾě (HALOT 1559); sämay (LGz. 504) | HALOT 1559; LGz. 504 | |
| Mandaic Aramaic | šumia (LGz. 504) | LGz. 504 | |
| Tigrinya | sämay (LGz. 504) | LGz. 504 | |
| Amharic | sämay (LGz. 504) | LGz. 504 | |
| Gurage | sämay (LGz. 504) | LGz. 504 | |
| Argobba | səmay (LGz. 504) | LGz. 504 | |
| Harari | simi (LGz. 504) | LGz. 504 | |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic smy (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 122); smw (Al-Jallad 2026, 134) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 122; Al-Jallad 2026 134 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | šamū/šamê (Buck 2019, 333); Samay: cf. sa-mi-ma-ia-si-im, zu-sa-mi-ma (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 256) | Buck 2019, 333; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 256 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | *šəmayin (HALOT 1559) | HALOT 1559 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | šmyn (DNWSI 1160) | DNWSI 1160 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026