# \*ɣulām-: 'young man, slave' 1, 'youth' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ɣulām-, 'young man, slave' 1, 'youth' 2: reflexes in 12 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣulām- |
| Meaning | 'young man, slave' 1, 'youth' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1198 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ɣulām- (Lane 2286) | Lane 2286 |  |
| Hebrew | ʕelem (HALOT 835); ʿălûmîm 2 (HALOT 831) | HALOT 835; HALOT 831 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿlaymā 'youth, maiden; young, youthful' (Payne Smith 414); ʿlaymūtā 'youth, youthful vigour; the young' 2 (Payne Smith 415) | Payne Smith 414; Payne Smith 415 |  |
| Ugaritic | ġlm (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 16) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 16; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ġlm | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | alam (HALOT 835); ʿlmt (T 246) | HALOT 835; T 246 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʿᵃlīmā, ʿelēmā (HALOT 835) | HALOT 835 |  |
| Punic | alma (HALOT 835); ʿlm (T 246) | HALOT 835; T 246 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ʿwlymtʾ (HALOT 835) | HALOT 835 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ɣlm (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 16; Sabaweb lemma 1334) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 16; Sabaweb lemma 1334 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ġlmt (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 74); Hismaic ġlmt; Taymanitic ġlm (Al-Jallad 2026, 55) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 74; Al-Jallad 2026 55 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ḫa-la-mi-im /ɣalm-im/ (Fronzaroli 1984: 142 apud SEDonline 295); ḫa-la-mi-im /ġalm/ 1 (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 200) | Fronzaroli 1984: 142; SEDonline 295; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 200 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ġulm 1: ḫu-ul-me-ia (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 200) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 200 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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