# \*śmḫ-: 'to rejoice, be glad' 1, 'joy, gladness' 2

> Proto-Semitic *śmḫ-, 'to rejoice, be glad' 1, 'joy, gladness' 2: reflexes in 4 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*śmḫ- |
| Meaning | 'to rejoice, be glad' 1, 'joy, gladness' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | šmḫ (DULAT 813); yšmḫ (KTU 1.10 III 37); šmḫt (DULAT 814) | DULAT 813; KTU 1.10 III 37; DULAT 814 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | śāmaḥ; śimḥā (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §3.1 no. 60); śāmēaḥ | Kogan 2015 ch. 5 §3.1 no. 60 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | śmḫ: śimḫum, śumḫum, śum(m)uḫum, śum(m)uḫatum (Gelb AS 21, 32); śimḫu, śumḫu, śāmiḫum (Buck 2019, 332) | Gelb AS 21 32; Buck 2019, 332 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | EA iš-mu-ḫu₅ (EA 109: 50, Rainey 1978: 92 apud SEDonline 292); Amm. šmḥ (DNWSI 1160) | SEDonline 292; DNWSI 1160 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

CAD N/2 28 connects Akkadian nasmaḫātu 'joyous, pleasant things' with Hebrew śmḥ.

## Linked from

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

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