# \*ŝₓaw/ym-at- {} \*ŝaw/ym-at-: 'birth-mark, mole' 1, 'mark, sign' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ŝₓaw/ym-at- {} *ŝaw/ym-at-, 'birth-mark, mole' 1, 'mark, sign' 2: reflexes in 5 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 | \*ŝₓaw/ym-at- {} \*ŝaw/ym-at- |
| Meaning | 'birth-mark, mole' 1, 'mark, sign' 2 |
| Basis | SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2221 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šām-at- 'beauty mark/mole' 1; 'mark, sign; any black mark seen on the ground' 2 \[BK 1 1300\] | BK 1 1300 |  |
| Akkadian | šimtu 1, 2 (CAD Š/3 9–10); šāmitu 2 (CAD Š/1 313) | CAD Š/3 9–10; CAD Š/1 313 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | PB šūmā 'mark, mole, wart' \[Ja 1536\] | Ja 1536 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Min. s₁m-t 2 \[LM 105\], Qat. s₁m-t 2 \[Ricks 57; Sabaweb lemma 5441\] | LM 105; Ricks 57; Sabaweb lemma 5441 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | si-tum /šittum/ \[Fron. Ebl. 181\] (VE 693, 761; Krebernik 1983, 38 n. 136); /šimtu/ (= Sum. še-gín, VE 693; gín-ir, VE 761) (Civil 2017, 101) | Fron. Ebl. 181; VE 693, 761; Krebernik 1983, 38 n. 136; VE 693; VE 761; Civil 2017, 101 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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