H5564 סָמַךְ çâmak → Root

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Root of the סמך family (4 members).

To support, lean or rest upon, provide physical or figurative stability or reinforcement. The primary sense is to place or cause something to rest, either literally—such as laying a hand upon someone or leaning upon an object—or metaphorically in the sense of providing support, reliability, or endorsement. In various contexts, it can signify the act of upholding or sustaining a person, structure, or cause.

Etymology Root: ס-מ-ך. This root conveys the meaning 'to support, to lean,' and from it derive verbs and nouns related to supporting, propping, and sustaining. The verb סָמַךְ (sāmak) directly reflects the core sense of physical or metaphorical support or reliance.
Language Word Meaning Segmentation Root
Bemba imika to uphold or give support to someone or something
Chichewa kumika to support, to fix upright, to prop up
Kikuyu gũmica to cause to rest, lay (an object) down, to support
Luganda okumika to support, to prop up, to reinforce
Shona kumika to support, to reinforce, to fix in position
Swahili -simika to set upright, to fix in position, to establish
Tumbuka kumika to support, to establish, to set up
Zulu ukumisa to make stand, to erect, to set upright, to support

Family members (3)

Lexemes that inherit from this canonical via the SilexRoot family or an additional inheritance edge. Tags show the cognate-propagation status.

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