Number: 2171
Proto-Semitic: *paʕm-, var. *paʕn-
Meaning: foot, leg, thigh
Akkadian: pēmu, pēnu 'Oberschenkel' OB on [AHw 854]
Ugaritic: pʕn 'Fuss' [Aist 258]
Phoenician: pʕm 'foot' [T 269]
Hebrew: paʕam 'foot, step; time' [KB 952]
Mehri: fɛ̄m 'foot, leg' [JM 87]
Jibbali: faʕm do. [JJ 51]
Harsusi: fām do. [JH 31]
Notes: The underlying meaning seems to be 'leg including thigh and foot'.
Cf. what is likely a derived verb in ARB fʕm 'avoir des cuisses charnues (se dit d'une femme); etre gras, arrondi, potelé (se dit d'un bras)' [BK 2 615].
[Fron 49] (*paʕm- 'gamba' /JIB,ARB,HBR,UGR,AKK/); [KB 952]: HBR, PHO, UGR, AKK; [Aist 258]: UGR, HBR, AKK; [T 269]: PHO, HBR, UGR, JIB, MHR, AKK
