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

> Proto-Semitic *ŝmt, 'to rejoice at another's misfortune; malicious joy': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝmt |
| Meaning | 'to rejoice at another's misfortune; malicious joy' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian |  | Biella 518–519; SD 133; Sabaweb lemma 1568 | source's text withheld |
| Arabic | šamita '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 Arabian | Safaitic śmt (Al-Jallad 2026, 140) | Al-Jallad 2026 140 | gloss withheld |

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

## 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'.

## Linked from

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

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