*ṭVʕam-: 'eat, taste'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ṭVʕam-
Meaning	'eat, taste'
Basis	SED
SED	SEDonline semet 828

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ṭʕm [-a-] (Lane 1853)	Lane 1853
Mehri	ṭam
Soqotri	ṭaʕam; ṭáˁam (SLOnline 27118)	SLOnline 27118	gloss withheld
Harsusi	ṭam
Geez	ṭʕm
Jibbali	ṭaʕam
Hebrew	ṭʕm
Aramaic	Pal ṭʕm
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab ṭʿm (SD 152; Biella 220)	SD 152; Biella 220	gloss withheld
Tigre	ṭeʿema; ṭaʿam (HALOT 377)	HALOT 377	gloss withheld
Akkadian	ṭēmu (HALOT 377; AHw 1385) (LGz. 583)	HALOT 377; AHw 1385; LGz. 583	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	ṭəʿam (LGz. 583)	LGz. 583
Tigrinya	ṭäʿamä (LGz. 583)	LGz. 583
Amharic	ṭamä (LGz. 583)	LGz. 583
Harari	ṭāma, ṭēma (LGz. 583)	LGz. 583
Gurage	ṭāmä (LGz. 583)	LGz. 583
Gafat	č̣amä (LGz. 583)	LGz. 583
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ṭʿm (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 137)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 137	gloss withheld
Biblical Aramaic	ṭʕm pa. (HALOT BArm. s.v. טעם)	HALOT BArm. s.v. טעם	gloss withheld

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Notes

LGz. 583 sets Akkadian ṭēmu beside Hebrew ṭaʿam 'sense, discernment, decree'.

Updated 22 October 2026

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