# \*ṣVmVq-: 'raisin'

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

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣVmVq- |
| Meaning | 'raisin' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punic | ṣmq (T 278) | T 278; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣmq | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṣəmūqā (HALOT 1033) | HALOT 1033 |  |
| Ugaritic | ṣmq(m) (HALOT 1033) | HALOT 1033 |  |
| Hebrew | ṣimmūḳīm (HALOT 1033 apud SEDonline 286) | HALOT 1033; SEDonline 286 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ṣmḳ (DNWSI 970, Krahmalkov 2000: 418 apud SEDonline 286) | DNWSI 970, Krahmalkov 2000: 418; SEDonline 286 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ṣammūq: name ṣa-am-mu-uq-qu (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 218) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 218 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Cf. 3249 \*ṣmḳ 'to press, squeeze; to dry up, shrivel'.

## Linked from

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

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