# \*ṯVmVr-: 'fruit'

> Proto-Semitic *ṯVmVr-, 'fruit': reflexes in 10 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>) › [ṯ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tha/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṯVmVr- |
| Meaning | 'fruit' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ṯmr (HALOT 1756; Sabaweb lemma 1282); Qat. ṯmr (Ricks 1982 s.v. ṯmr); ʾṯmr (SD 150) | HALOT 1756; Sabaweb lemma 1282; Ricks 1982 s.v. ṯmr; SD 150 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṯmr (QAC ثمر; HALOT 1406) | QAC ثمر; HALOT 1406 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ṯəmrɛ́t (Rubin 2014 671) | Rubin 2014 671 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | samra (LGz. 503) | LGz. 503 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | sämmärä (LGz. 503) | LGz. 503 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | sämärä (LGz. 503) | LGz. 503 |  |
| Amorite | ṯmr (Huffmon APNM 267) | Huffmon APNM 267 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Arabic | Yem. aṯmār (Biella 546) | Biella 546 |  |
| Eblaitic | ša-ma-la /ṯamr/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 324) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 324 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ṯmr (Al-Jallad 2026, 157) | Al-Jallad 2026 157 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Krebernik 1988, 59 n. 36 prefers for the name verb Gt ṯtmr a link with Akk. šitmurum 'to praise' over 'to bear fruit' (Huffmon APNM 267).

## Linked from

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

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