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Root ʾ-m-t

Ugaritic ↔ Hebrew

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —𐎀-𐎎-𐎚↔ ʾ-m-t. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Ugaritic

ug
root: 𐎀-𐎎-𐎚
  • ʾammatuảmtnoun
    cubit (unit of length, roughly equal to 1.5 feet or 0.46 meters)
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Hebrew

he
root: ʾ-m-t
  • אִמֵּת'imétverbT Gen.24.48
    to authenticate, to verify
  • אִמֵּת'imétverbT Gen.24.48
    defective spelling of אימת
  • אַמַּתamátnounT Gen.24.48
    singular construct state form of אַמָּה (amá)
  • אֲמִתִּיamitíadjT Gen.30.3
    defective spelling of אמיתי
  • בֶּאֱמֶתbe'emétadvT Deut.3.11
    really, in truth
  • בֶּאֱמֶתbe'emétintjT Deut.3.11
    Really?
Canonical root family: ʾ-m-t