# \*šamay-: 'sky'

> Proto-Semitic *šamay-, 'sky': reflexes in 22 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 | \*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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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.