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Root š-m-n

Classical Syriac ↔ Ugaritic

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

Classical Syriac

syc
root: š-m-n
  • ܫܘܡܢܐnoun
    fat, fatness, plumpness, bulk
  • ܫܡܘܢܐšāmōnānoun
    small coin: penny, quadrans, farthing, obolus

Ugaritic

ug
root: 𐎌-𐎎-𐎐
  • 𐎌𐎎𐎐šmnnoun
    fat, oil
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Canonical root family: š-m-n