sav-

verb. to have

Derivations

• √SAM “to have, have; [ᴹ√] unite, join” ✧ PE17/173

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√SAM > sevin	[samini] > [semini] > [semin] > [sevin]	✧ PE17/173
√SAM > ahawv > aw	[asāme] > [asǭme] > [ahǭme] > [ahaume] > [ahaum] > [aum] > [auv] > [au]	✧ PE17/173

sevin

8r$5% verb. I have

v. aor. & pron. suff. I have. Q. samin. >> -n

sav-

verb. to believe in, accept as fact

Derivations

• √SAB “believe (that statements, reports, traditions, etc. are) true, accept as fact”