# \*tammūz-: 'Tammuz/Dumuzi (dying-and-rising vegetation god)'

> Proto-Semitic *tammūz-, 'Tammuz/Dumuzi (dying-and-rising vegetation god)': reflexes in 5 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>) › [T](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/t/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*tammūz- |
| Meaning | 'Tammuz/Dumuzi (dying-and-rising vegetation god)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | Dūzu, Duʔūzu (HALOT 1745) | HALOT 1745 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | tammûz (Ezek 8:14; HALOT 1745) | HALOT 1745 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | tammūz (HALOT 1745) | HALOT 1745 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | tammûz 'July' (Brock. 827) | Brock. 827 |  |
| Arabic | tammūz 'July' (Lane 318) | Lane 318 |  |

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

## Notes

Sumerian loanword (Dumu-zi 'true son'), not an inherited Proto-Semitic root. Entered Semitic via Akkadian and spread as a month name (Tammuz/July) across Aramaic and Arabic. Ezek 8:14 is the only biblical attestation: women weeping for Tammuz at the Temple gate.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.