Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/šamaʕ-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Etymology

Compare with Egyptian smt (“to hear”).

Verb

*šamaʕ-

to hear, to listen

Descendants

East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒄑𒌇 (šemû, GIŠ.TUK)

Central Semitic:
- Arabic: سَمِعَ‎ (samiʿa)
- Aramaic: שְׁמַע‎ (šᵊmaʿ)
  - Classical Syriac: ܫܡܥ‎ (šᵊmaʿ)
- Hebrew: שמע‎ (šamaʿ)
- Phoenician: 𐤔𐤌𐤏‎ (šmʿ)
- Samaritan Hebrew: ࠔࠌࠏ‎ (šᵊmaʿ)
- Ugaritic: 𐎌𐎎𐎓 (šmʿ)

South Semitic:
- Ethiopian:
  - Amharic: ሰማ (sämma)
  - Argobba: ሰማ (sämma)
  - Gafat: ሰመ (sämmä)
  - Ge'ez: ሰምዐ (sämʿä)
  - Sebat Bet Gurage: ሰማ (säma)
  - Harari: ሰማዓ (sämaʿa)
  - Tigre: ሰምዓ (sämʿa)
  - Tigrinya: ሰምዔ (sämʿe)
- Old South Arabian: 𐩪𐩣𐩲‎ (s¹mʿ)