# \*glw: 'to be ill'

> Proto-Semitic *glw, 'to be ill': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*glw |
| Meaning | 'to be ill' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 454 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | gēləw (ML 119 apud SEDonline 454) | ML 119; SEDonline 454 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | gíẑi (ML 119 apud SEDonline 454) | ML 119; SEDonline 454 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | góḷe (LS 109; CSOL II 463; Bulakh 2022:200 apud SEDonline 454) | LS 109; SEDonline 454 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Proto-MSA \*glw 'to be ill' (SEDonline 454). Origin unknown; if the first sense was 'to be hot', cf. Arb. ǯlw 'to be clear, bright' (Kogan 2015:554 apud SEDonline 454).

## Linked from

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

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