*śmʕ: 'wax, candle'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Geez	śamʿ (LGz. 530)	LGz. 530	gloss withheld
Arabic	šamʿ (LGz. 530; Lane 1598)	LGz. 530; Lane 1598
Tigre	šäməʿ (LGz. 530)	LGz. 530
Tigrinya	šämʿi, sämʿi (LGz. 530)	LGz. 530
Amharic	säm (LGz. 530)	LGz. 530
Argobba	säm (LGz. 530)	LGz. 530
Gurage	säm (LGz. 530)	LGz. 530
Gafat	sämä (LGz. 530)	LGz. 530

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

Not 216 *šVmaʕ- 'hear'.

Updated 22 October 2026