# \*šVmVš-: 'serve'

> Proto-Semitic *šVmVš-, 'serve': reflexes in 4 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 | \*šVmVš- |
| Meaning | 'serve' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | ŠMŠ (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 1168) | Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 1168; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šmš | gloss withheld |
| Punic | šmš 'serve' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root šmš |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | šameš 'serve, minister; administer an office' (Payne Smith 585) | Payne Smith 585 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | šmš pa. (HALOT BArm. s.v. שׁמשׁ) | HALOT BArm. s.v. שׁמשׁ | gloss withheld |

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

## 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.