# \*ṭVmVʾ-: 'be impure'

> Proto-Semitic *ṭVmVʾ-, 'be impure': 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>) › [ṭ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tet/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṭVmVʾ- |
| Meaning | 'be impure' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab hṭmʾt (Biella 219); hṭmʾ, ṭmʾ (SD 153) | Biella 219; SD 153 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṭmʾ ‘be impure; impurity’ (BDB 379, 380) | BDB 379, 380 |  |
| Aramaic | ṭ-m-ʾ ‘be unclean’ (Aramaic Root Atlas 0440) | Aramaic Root Atlas 0440 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṭma (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 62); ṭūmʾā (Payne Smith 169) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 62; Payne Smith 169 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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