*ṣmm {} *c̣mm: 'to be deaf'
Root
Reflexes
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Updated 22 October 2026
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ṣmm {} *c̣mm |
| Meaning | 'to be deaf' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2296 |
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṣmm (-a-) 'to be deaf; to stop up (a bottle, etc.); to be blocked, obstructed (said of the ear canal)' [BK 1 1366] | BK 1 1366 | |
| Tigre | ṣämmä, č̣ämmä [LH 631, 623] | LH 631, 623 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ṣamma, ṣamama, taṣamama [LGz 557-8] | LGz 557-8 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | CHA ač̣č̣äma-m [LGur I 37], END (a)č̣ämmā [ibid. 175], ENN ač̣č̣ämā [ibid. 298], EZHA ač̣č̣ämma-m [ibid. 427], GOG (at)č̣emma-m [ibid. 556], GYE ač̣č̣ämā [ibid. 656], MSQ (ač̣)č̣emma [ibid. 773], MUH ač̣č̣ämma-m [ibid. 867], SOD (aṭ)ṭǝmämma-m [ibid. 1108] | LGur I 37; LGur 175; LGur 298; LGur 427; LGur 556; LGur 656; LGur 773; LGur 867; LGur 1108 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | PB ṣummīm, ṣummām 'a person whose auricles are a shapeless mass' [Ja 1268] | Ja 1268 | |
| Amharic | č̣ǝmm alä [K 2204] | K 2204 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣammā 'deaf-mute' [Brock 631] | Brock 631 | |
| Tigrinya | ṣämämä 'to deafen' [Bass 952] | Bass 952 | |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ṣm (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 129) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 129 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026