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

> Proto-Semitic *ŝmḫ, 'to be high, tall; to grow abundantly': 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 2026-10-25.

## 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.

## Linked from

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

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