*wsm: 'to be fitting, proper' 1, 'comely, beautiful' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*wsm
Meaning	'to be fitting, proper' 1, 'comely, beautiful' 2
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	asāmu (wasāmu) 1 (CAD A/2 328); asmu (wasmu) 1; mār rubê asmu 2 (CAD A/2 337)	CAD A/2 328; CAD A/2 337	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	ysm 2 (DULAT 968); ysmt 2 (DULAT 969)	DULAT 968; DULAT 969	gloss withheld
Arabic	wasuma 'he was beautiful in face' 2 (Lane 3053)	Lane 3053
Amorite	wsm 2: yasim (Huffmon APNM 211)	Huffmon APNM 211	gloss withheld

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DULAT 968 compares Arab. wasīm 'comely' and Akk. wasmu 'fitting, proper' (CAD A/2 337).

Updated 31 October 2026