# \*glš: 'sit (in a saddle?)'

> Proto-Semitic *glš, 'sit (in a saddle?)': reflexes in 10 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>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*glš |
| Meaning | 'sit (in a saddle?)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3072 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǯalasa 'he sat'; ǯalasa mutarabbiʕan 'he sat cross-legged' (Lane 443) | Lane 443 |  |
| Tigre | gälsa, gǝlas |  | gloss withheld |
| Geez | galasa, gǝlās LGz 192 | LGz 192 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | gǝlas |  | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ególs, gǝlsɛ́t JJ 75 | JJ 75 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | (?) glš (HALOT 195) | HALOT 195 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | gǝlas |  | gloss withheld |
| Harari | gǝlas |  | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | gäläsä, gǝlas |  | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic gls; tgls; Hismaic gls (Al-Jallad 2026, 50) | Al-Jallad 2026 50 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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