# \*ṣmḳ: 'to press, squeeze; to dry up, shrivel'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣmḳ, 'to press, squeeze; to dry up, shrivel': reflexes in 12 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣmḳ |
| Meaning | 'to press, squeeze; to dry up, shrivel' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ṣmḳ (HALOT 1034 apud SEDonline 287) | HALOT 1034; SEDonline 287 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA ṣmḳ (DJPA 466 apud SEDonline 287); JBA ṣmḳ (DJBA 967 apud SEDonline 287) | DJPA 466; SEDonline 287; DJBA 967 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṣamḳa (MD 387) | MD 387 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | č̣ämḳä (WTS 623 apud SEDonline 287); ṭämqa (LGz. 558) | WTS 623; SEDonline 287; LGz. 558 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ṣämäḳʷä (TED 2556 apud SEDonline 287) | TED 2556; SEDonline 287 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | č̣ämmäḳä (AED 2206 apud SEDonline 287) | AED 2206; SEDonline 287 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | č̣ämäḳä (EDH 51 apud SEDonline 287) | EDH 51; SEDonline 287 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. Wol. aṭämäḳä, Zwy. ṭämäḳä (EDG 621 apud SEDonline 287) | EDG 621; SEDonline 287 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Ezha č̣əmammäḳä (EDG 621 apud SEDonline 287); ṭämmäqä (LGz. 558) | EDG 621; SEDonline 287; LGz. 558 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ṣamaqa (yəṣməq) (LGz. 558) | LGz. 558 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | ṭämmäqa, č̣ämmäqa (LGz. 558) | LGz. 558 |  |
| Gafat | ṣämmäqä (LGz. 558) | LGz. 558 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PWS \*ṣmḳ 'to press, to squeeze; to dry, to shrivel up' (Kogan 2015: 306 apud SEDonline 287). Cf. K0802 \*ṣVmVq- 'raisin' (SEDonline 286).

## Linked from

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

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