# \*ṣamat-: 'destroy'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣamat-, 'destroy': reflexes in 5 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 | \*ṣamat- |
| Meaning | 'destroy' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ṣamat 'put an end to, exterminate' (BDB 856) | BDB 856; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣmt |  |
| Ugaritic | ṣmt 'destroy' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣmt |  |
| Geez | ṣammit (LGz. 558) | LGz. 558 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ṣämta (LGz. 558) | LGz. 558 |  |
| Amharic | ṭämmätä, aṭammätä (LGz. 558) | LGz. 558 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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