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Root š-m-ʿ

Classical Syriac ↔ Ugaritic

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

Classical Syriac

syc
root: š-m-ʿ
  • ܫܡܥverb
    to hear
  • ܫܡܥܘܢšemʿōnname
    Simeon, Simon (Biblical figure)

Ugaritic

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