*ŝmt: 'to rejoice at another's misfortune; malicious joy'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ŝmt
Meaning'to rejoice at another's misfortune; malicious joy'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Epigraphic South ArabianBiella 518–519; SD 133; Sabaweb lemma 1568source's text withheld
Arabicšamita 'he rejoiced at the affliction of the enemy'; šamita bihi 'he rejoiced at his [an enemy's] affliction' (Lane 1594)Lane 1594
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic śmt (Al-Jallad 2026, 140)Al-Jallad 2026 140gloss withheld

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Notes

Biella 519 sets Arabic šamāt beside the Sabaic, and SD 133 glosses s²mt with Arabic šamātah. Not S45 *śmḫ- 'to rejoice, be glad', 3736 *ɣll 'rancour, malice'.

Updated 28 October 2026

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