# \*laṯaɣ- {} \*lačaɣ-: '(inner part of the) mouth'

> Proto-Semitic *laṯaɣ- {} *lačaɣ-, '(inner part of the) mouth': 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>) › [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*laṯaɣ- {} \*lačaɣ- |
| Meaning | '(inner part of the) mouth' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2148 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | laṯaɣat- 'mouth, lips' \[BK 2 965\]; laṯʕat- 'the lower part of the lips, on the inside' \[BK 2 965\]. | BK 2 965 |  |
| Akkadian | lašḫu, laḫšu (metathetic) SB \[CAD l 108\], \[AHw 539\] | CAD l 108; AHw 539 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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