Number: 2217
Proto-Semitic: *ŝaḥm- {} *ĉaḥm-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: fat
Akkadian: šēmu 'fat, grease' SB [CAD š2 287]; šēmētu do. [ibid. 276] LL (probably a fem. plural). Both translated as 'ein Art Fleisch od Wucherung ?' in [AHw 1211]
Arabic: šaḥm- 'graisse' [BK 1 1199]
Jibbali: ŝḥǝmɛ́t 'temple (as far as the eye)' [JJ 250]. Note the comments: "It is cut in a slaughtered animal to see how much fat is on the carcass" [ibid.]
Notes: Scarce but reliable attestation; *-a- reconstructed basing on ARB only. Cf. *ŝabḥ- {} *ĉabḥ- (No. )
