# \*ŝrm: 'depth of the sea, abyss'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝrm, 'depth of the sea, abyss': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-28.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝrm |
| Meaning | 'depth of the sea, abyss' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | śarm (pl. ʾaśrām); taśarma (LGz. 534) | LGz. 534 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | šarm '… the lujja \[i. e. main body, or fathomless deep,\] of the baḥr \[or sea\]: … or the deepest part thereof' (Lane 1543) | Lane 1543 |  |

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

## Notes

LGz. 534 derives Arabic šarm from šarama 'slit, cut'. Not 1118 \*ŝₓVrim- 'pierce', 2950 \*ŝₓrm 'to have a nose with a cut-off tip', 3754 \*lgg 'depth of the sea, abyss'.

## Linked from

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

---

Page: https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/3761_depth_of_the_sea_abyss/
Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.