# \*ṯamma: 'there'

> Proto-Semitic *ṯamma, 'there': reflexes in 8 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṯamma |
| Meaning | 'there' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | ṯm (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 64) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 64 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šām, šammā (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 64) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 64 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | OAram. šm (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 64) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 64 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | tammā (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 64) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 64 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | tammān (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 64) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 64 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṯamma (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 64) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 64 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | šm (T 320) | T 320 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | N.Pu. šʿm (T 320) | T 320 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PCS \*ṯamma 'there' (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 64). Akk. šumma 'if' and Arb. ṯumma 'then, afterwards' are unrelated.

## Linked from

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

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