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*ṣmm - to be deaf, to have a damaged ear
(SED I No. 64ᵥ; Kogan 2011: 231)
Words
Hebrew
ṣummām
- a person whose auricles are a shapeless mass
(Jastrow 1268)
pB.
Syriac
ṣammā
- deaf mute
(LSyr. 631, SL 1291)
Arabic
ṣmm
- to be deaf
(BK 1 1366, Lane 1722)
Geez
ṣamma
- to be deaf, dumb, not understand
(CDG 557)
Geez
taṣamama
- to keep silent, not listen, not answer
(CDG 557)
Tigre
ṣämmä, č̣ämmä
- to be deaf
(WTS 634, 623)
Tigrinya
ṣämämä
- assordire (to become deaf)
(TED 2555. Bassano 1918: 952)
Amharic
č̣əmm alä
- to become quiet, silent; to hum, buzz (ears)
(AED 2204)
Chaha
ač̣č̣äma-m
- to overhear, eavesdrop, not answer having been called
(EDG 137)
Ezha
ač̣č̣ämma-m
- not to answer after having been called
(EDG 427)
Endegen
(a)č̣ämmā
- not to answer after having been called
(EDG 175)
Ennemor
ač̣č̣ämā
- not to answer after having been called
(EDG 298)
Gyeto
ač̣č̣ämā
- to overhear
(EDG 656)
Muher
ač̣č̣ämma-m
- to overhear
(EDG 1108)
Masqan
(ač̣)č̣emma
- to listen attentively
(EDG 773)
Gogot
(at)č̣emma-m
- to listen attentively
(EDG 556)