*ṯamāniy-: 'eight'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Mehri	ṯǝmǝnīt; ṯǝmōni (Rubin 2018 295, 297); ṯīmǝn (Rubin 2018 300)	Rubin 2018 295, 297; Rubin 2018 300	gloss withheld
Arabic	ṯamāniya 'eight' (BK 1, 237)	BK 1, 237
Akkadian	samānu (CAD S 112)	CAD S 112	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	ṯmn (DULAT 901)	DULAT 901	gloss withheld
Hebrew	šǝmōneh (HALOT 1569)	HALOT 1569	gloss withheld
Egyptian	ḥmnw (OLA80 §35.13)	OLA80 §35.13	gloss withheld
Geez	samāntu (OLA80 §35.2)	OLA80 §35.2	gloss withheld
Libyco-Berber	tam (OLA80 §35.13)	OLA80 §35.13	gloss withheld
Amharic	sant (may reflect *ṭmān-t-) (OLA80 §35.13)	OLA80 §35.13
Aramaic	tmny (DNWSI 1163)	DNWSI 1163; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṯmn	gloss withheld
Punic	šmn (T 323); šmn, šmnm (T 323)	T 323; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṯmn	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	ṯmny(t), ṯmn(t) (HALOT 1569; Sabaweb lemmas 7464, 5279)	HALOT 1569; Sabaweb lemmas 7464, 5279	gloss withheld
Soqotri	temeneh (LGz. 502)	LGz. 502
Syrian Aramaic	təmāne (LGz. 502)	LGz. 502
Mandaic Aramaic	tmania (LGz. 502)	LGz. 502
Tigre	säman (LGz. 502)	LGz. 502
Tigrinya	šommänte (LGz. 502)	LGz. 502
Argobba	səmmənt (LGz. 502)	LGz. 502
Gurage	səmmənt (LGz. 502)	LGz. 502
Gafat	səmməntä (LGz. 502)	LGz. 502
Harari	sūt (LGz. 502)	LGz. 502
Phoenician	šmn, šmnh (T 323)	T 323	gloss withheld
East Ethiopic	Sel. Zwy. səmmut, Wol. summut (EDG 547 apud SEDonline 858)	EDG 547; SEDonline 858	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ṯmny (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 136)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 136	gloss withheld

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

Lipiński (OLA80 §35.13) reconstructs *ṭmn with problematic ṭ:t:ḥ correspondence across branches. Related to Egyptian ḥmn-w.

Updated 26 October 2026