Proto-Lezghian: *š:äm
Meaning: 1 road metal 2 sand
Lezghian: šim 1
Tabasaran: šim 1
Agul: šim 1
Rutul: šim 1
Kryz: ? šin-ʁɨl 1
Udi: ša 2
Comment: Cf. also Rut. Ams. šim 'small stone', Ag. Bursh. š:im. The Kryz. form raises doubts (suffixation is unclear); cf. also the Khin. loan čɨnʁɨl with unclear (archaic?) č-. 4th class in Kryz. and Rut. Judging from the Udi form (reflecting *ä), the original paradigm had been dir. *š:äm, obl. *š:imV-; in most languages the former oblique base became direct.
