*ŝmḫ: 'to be high, tall; to grow abundantly'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ŝmḫ
Meaning	'to be high, tall; to grow abundantly'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	šamāḫu (CAD Š₁ 288, AHw. 1153 apud SEDonline 293)	CAD Š₁ 288, AHw. 1153; SEDonline 293	gloss withheld
Arabic	šmḫ (Lane 1595 apud SEDonline 293)	Lane 1595; SEDonline 293	gloss withheld
Eblaitic	/š-m-ḫ/ (?) (cf. Akk. šamāḫum,; or š-m-ʿ, or al₆ with Akk. šâlum): name iš-AL₆-da-mu, AL₆ read maḫ after iš-má-aḫ-ma-lik; with infixed /-ta-/: iš-da-AL₆ (maḫ/al₆?), íl-da-ma-ḫu, dal-da-ma-ḫu, dùl-da-ma-ḫu/ḫa (Krebernik 1988, 51, 53, 56–58)	Krebernik 1988, 51, 53, 56–58	gloss withheld

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Notes

PS *ŝmḫ 'to be high, tall' (Kogan 2015: 307 apud SEDonline 293). CAD Š₁ 288 defines šamāḫu also 'to flourish, to attain extraordinary beauty or stature'. Cf. S45 *śmḥ- 'to rejoice, be glad'. Krebernik 1988, 51 n. 12 leaves the root of Ebl. iš-AL₆- between š-m-ʿ and š-m-ḫ, preferring š-m-ḫ if dal/dùl-da-ma-ḫu/ḫa belongs here, since ʿ is not written ḫa/ḫi/ḫu at Ebla; al₆ (Akk. šâlum 'to ask') is not excluded.

Updated 25 October 2026

*ŝmḫ: 'to be high, tall; to grow abundantly'

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