# \*ṯVrmīn-: 'cypress'

> Proto-Semitic *ṯVrmīn-, 'cypress': reflexes in 6 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṯVrmīn- |
| Meaning | 'cypress' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | šurmēnu (CAD Š₃ 349; AHw. 1284 apud SEDonline 1845) | CAD Š₃ 349; AHw. 1284; SEDonline 1845 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ša-mi-nu /ṯa(r)mīnu/, šè-rí-mi-nu /ṯirmīnu/ (VE 379 apud SEDonline 1845; Civil 2017, 96); ša-mi-nu, še-rí-mi-nu /Sarmīn, Sirmīn/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 206) | VE 379; SEDonline 1845; Civil 2017, 96; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 206 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JBA šurbīnā (DJBA 1124 apud SEDonline 1845) | DJBA 1124; SEDonline 1845 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šurbīnā, šarwainā (LSyr. 806 apud SEDonline 1845) | LSyr. 806; SEDonline 1845 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | šurbina (MD 457) | MD 457 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | šurbīn- (BK 1 1211 apud SEDonline 1845) | BK 1 1211; SEDonline 1845 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PS \*ṯVrmīn- 'cypress' (Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 682 apud SEDonline 1845). Akk. šurmēnu has a variant šurmīnu; Syr. šurbīnā has a variant šurbīntā.

## Linked from

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

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