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Root š-m-ʿ

Hebrew ↔ Ugaritic

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —š-m-ʿ↔ 𐎌-𐎎-𐎓. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Hebrew

he
root: š-m-ʿ
  • מַשְׁמָעmashmá'conjT 1Chr.1.30
    meaning that, therefore
  • נִשְׁמַעnishmáverbT Gen.45.16
    to be heard
  • הִשְׁמִיעַhishmíaverbT 1Kgs.15.22
    to cause to hear
  • מִשְׁמַעַתmishmá'atnoun
    discipline
  • שְׁמוּעָהshmu'ánounT 2Kgs.19.7
    a rumor
  • שְׁמִיעָהsh'mi'ánoun
    hearing
  • מַשְׁמָעוּתmashma'útnoun
    meaning
  • שֵׁמַעshémanounT Gen.16.11
    audio

Ugaritic

ug
root: 𐎌-𐎎-𐎓
  • 𐎌𐎎𐎓šmʿverb
    to hear, listen
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Canonical root family: š-m-ʿ