# \*ŝaml-at-: 'outer garment, cloak'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝaml-at-, 'outer garment, cloak': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝaml-at- |
| Meaning | 'outer garment, cloak' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ŝimlā (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 59) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 59 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Off. šá-am-lat (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 59) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 59 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | šamlat- (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 59) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 59 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PCS \*ŝaml-at- 'outer garment, cloak' (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 59), perhaps from \*ŝml (Arb. šml 'to cover, to envelop'). The Aramaic form is from the Uruk incantation, its only Aramaic attestation. Mhr. šámləh 'woolen garment' is an Arabic loan.

## Linked from

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

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