# \*ŝVm-: 'kind of mouse, rat'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝVm-, 'kind of mouse, rat': reflexes in 3 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 | \*ŝVm- |
| Meaning | 'kind of mouse, rat' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2526 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šīm- 'rat' (pl.) \[BK 1 1300\], \[Fr. II 473\], \[TA old VIII 363\]. Cf. šayham- 'porcupine' \[BK 1 1283\], \[Fr. II 462\], \[LA XII 328\]. | BK 1 1300; Fr. II 473; BK 1 1283; Fr. II 462; LA XII 328 |  |
| Akkadian | ušummu, šummu OB, SB \[AHw. 1443\] | AHw. 1443 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ù-šu-mu-um \[MEE 4 116 II 5\] | MEE 4 116 II 5 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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