# \*ʕlg: 'to stammer'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕlg, 'to stammer': reflexes in 6 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕlg |
| Meaning | 'to stammer' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2246 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigre | täʕalaǯäǯä \[LH 454\] | LH 454 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ALG \[DM 19\]; alga \[ibid.\] | DM 19 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʕlg \[DULAT 154\]; tʕlgt \[Gordon 456\] | DULAT 154; Gordon 456 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕillēg (HALOT 828). | HALOT 828 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | a-a-gú-(um) (in a-a-gú-(um) li-sa-nu, VE 180); a-gú-um /ʿalg/; ù-li-gú /ʿulīg/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 76) | VE 180; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 76 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʿalaja (HALOT 828) | HALOT 828 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

- [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>)

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