Proto-Lezghian: *š(ʷ)imV- /*s(ʷ)imV-
Meaning: three (in: thirty)
Tabasaran: simi-c̣ur
Agul: šin-c̣ur (Bursh.)
Comment: Tabasaran and Agul have preserved this relic numeral only within the compound *s(ʷ)imV-c̣u-r 'thirty' (with 'ten' as the second part). The initial consonant reveals a variation between *s(ʷ) and *š(ʷ)-;cf. also Tab. Kand. sumč̣ur, Düb. simič̣ur. In the Richa dialect of Agul the form is xim-c̣ur: this is obviously a contamination with the normal PL numeral 'three' *ʎep:ɨ- (q.v.); but neither Tab. simi-, nor Ag. Bursh. šin- in 'thirty' can not be traced back to *ʎep:ɨ-.
