# \*ʕVlVs-: 'to taste, eat and drink'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVlVs-, 'to taste, eat and drink': reflexes in 2 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 | \*ʕVlVs- |
| Meaning | 'to taste, eat and drink' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ʕālas (qal), (hitp.) (HALOT 836) | HALOT 836 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʕls I, II (HALOT 836) | HALOT 836 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 836 reads Jb 20:18 and Pr 7:18 through Arb. ʕls (Guillaume 1:24). Not II ʕls 'be agitated' (Arb. ʕaliza, HALOT 836), nor 2935 \*ʕalas- 'spelt'.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.