Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/šamāy-

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This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

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Noun

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*šamāy- f

  1. sky, space
  2. welkin, firmament
  3. heaven, empyrean (religion)
  4. sphere (astronomy/astrology/cosmology)
  5. aether (astronomy/astrology/cosmology)

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  • 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