šāmaṭ שָׁמַט ‘to release’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

šāmaṭ v
1) to release, let drop or loose or rest or fall
 1a) (Qal) to let drop or fall
 1b) (Niphal) to be made to fall down, be thrown down
 1c) (Hiphil)
  1c1) to cause to let drop
  1c2) to release, let drop