# \*la(ʾ): 'not'

> Proto-Semitic *la(ʾ), 'not': reflexes in 14 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 | \*la(ʾ) |
| Meaning | 'not' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3055 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | lā |  |  |
| Mehri | laʔ |  |  |
| Akkadian | lā |  |  |
| Harsusi | laʔ |  |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | la |  |  |
| Ugaritic | lā |  |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | lā |  |  |
| Modern Aramaic | Urm lā |  |  |
| Jibbali | ʔol...lɔʔ |  |  |
| Hebrew | lō(ʔ) |  |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | lā |  |  |
| Aramaic | Pal lāʔ |  |  |
| Eblaitic | la, a- /lā/, before verbal forms with prefix /yi=/: /lā=yi=/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 2) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 2 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic l (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 91) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 91 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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