Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/šamāy-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Noun

*šamāy- f

sky, heaven

Descendants

Akkadian: 𒀭 (AN /šamû/)
Amharic: ሰማይ (sämay)
Arabic: سَمَاء‎ (samāʾ)
- Egyptian Arabic: سما‎ (sáma)
- Gulf Arabic: سِما‎ (sɪmə)
- Maltese: sema
Aramaic:
- Classical Syriac: ܫܡܝܐ‎ (šmayyā)
- Aramaic: שמין‎ (šmayn), שמיא‎ (šmayyā), שמיה‎
- Imperial Aramaic: 𐡔𐡌𐡉𐡍‎ (šmyn)
- Classical Mandaic: ࡔࡅࡌࡉࡀ‎ (šumia)
Ge'ez: ሰማይ (sämay)
Hebrew: שָׁמַיִם‎ (šāmáyim)
Old South Arabian:
- Sabaean: 𐩪𐩣𐩺𐩬‎ (s₁myn)
- Minaean: 𐩪𐩣𐩠𐩣‎ (s₁mhm)
Phoenician: 𐤔𐤌𐤌‎ (šmm)
Tigrinya: ሰማይ (sämay)
Tigre: ሻማአ (šamaʾä)
Ugaritic: 𐎌𐎎𐎎 (šmm), 𐎌𐎎𐎊𐎐 (šmyn)

References

Botterweck, G. Johannes; Ringgren, Helmer; Fabry, Heinz-Josef (2006) Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, page 206
Kogan, Leonid (2011), “Proto-Semitic Lexicon”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 192

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