# \*w/ʔgm: 'to be sad, grieved'

> Proto-Semitic *w/ʔgm, 'to be sad, grieved': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*w/ʔgm |
| Meaning | 'to be sad, grieved' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ˀāgēm (HALOT 11 apud SEDonline 1996); ʕgm (HALOT 785) | HALOT 11; SEDonline 1996; HALOT 785 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʕgm (DULAT 150) | DULAT 150 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | wǯm (LA 12 750 apud SEDonline 1996) | LA 12 750; SEDonline 1996 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ˀagmä (WTS 386 apud SEDonline 1996) | WTS 386; SEDonline 1996 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic wgm (Al-Jallad 2026, 164); nwgm (Al-Jallad 2026, 165); Hismaic wgm (Al-Jallad 2026, 164) | Al-Jallad 2026 164; Al-Jallad 2026 165 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ʿGM 'grieve' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾgm |  |

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

## Notes

PS \*w/ˀgm 'to be sad, depressed' (HALOT 11 apud SEDonline 1996). Tna. ˀaggämä 'to be hard, difficult for someone' (TED 1537 apud SEDonline 1996) beside Tgr. täˀagämä 'to hesitate' (WTS 386 apud SEDonline 1996).

## Linked from

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

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