# \*ṣmy: 'die'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣmy, 'die': reflexes in 3 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>) › [ṣ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tsade/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣmy |
| Meaning | 'die' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3130 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṣmy 'to fall down stone dead, to be killed on the spot' (BK 1 1373) | BK 1 1373 |  |
| Soqotri | ṣame |  | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ṣmy (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 129) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 129 | gloss withheld |

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

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.