# \*ŝVyVm-: 'enter'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝVyVm-, 'enter': reflexes in 1 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>) › [ś](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝVyVm- |
| Meaning | 'enter' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šym \[-i-\] 'to enter, penetrate inside' BK 1 1300 | BK 1 1300 |  |

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## Notes

Based on biconsonantal \*ŝim-. The metathesized mšy 'walk' (Leb māša, Mec mišiy, Mlt meša) is in 489.

## Linked from

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

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