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Root š-m-š

Classical Syriac ↔ Phoenician

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —š-m-š↔ 𐤔-𐤌-𐤔. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Classical Syriac

syc
root: š-m-š
  • ܫܡܫܐšammāšānoun
    servant, attendant
  • ܡܫܡܫܢܐnoun
    servant, attendant, minister
  • ܬܫܡܫܬܐnoun
    serving, service
  • ܡܫܡܫܢܝܬܐnoun
    maidservant, attendant, minister
  • ܫܡܫܐšemšāname
    Sun
  • ܫܡܫܪܐšemšārānoun
    box (Buxus sempervirens)

Phoenician

phn
root: 𐤔-𐤌-𐤔
  • 𐤔𐤌𐤔noun
    sun
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Canonical root family: š-m-š