# \*ŝVʾVm-: 'buy' 1, 'sell' 2, 'price' 3

> Proto-Semitic *ŝVʾVm-, 'buy' 1, 'sell' 2, 'price' 3: reflexes in 7 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝVʾVm- |
| Meaning | 'buy' 1, 'sell' 2, 'price' 3 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1479 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ŝōm 2, ŝḗtǝm 1 |  |  |
| Soqotri | sʔm 2; ŝóˀom (SLOnline 7487) | SLOnline 7487 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | šâmu 1 (CAD Š/1 350; AHw 1159) | CAD Š/1 350; AHw 1159 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ŝɛm 2 |  |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | s2ʔm 1 (Sabaweb lemma 5055); Sab hšʾmhw, mhšʾmn 2 (Biella 509) | Sabaweb lemma 5055; Biella 509 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | asēma (EDH 140 apud SEDonline 1946) | EDH 140; SEDonline 1946 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | si-mi /Siʾm/ 3 (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 230) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 230 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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