# \*lmlm ~ \*lmʕ: 'become verdant, tender (of plants)'

> Proto-Semitic *lmlm ~ *lmʕ, 'become verdant, tender (of plants)': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*lmlm ~ \*lmʕ |
| Meaning | 'become verdant, tender (of plants)' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3188 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigre | lämläma (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §4.2 no. 13), lämʕa | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §4.2 no. 13 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | lamlama (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §4.2 no. 13) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §4.2 no. 13 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | läma |  | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | lämallämä (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §4.2 no. 13), lämma | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §4.2 no. 13 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | lämlämʷä, lämmä |  | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | lämlämä (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §4.2 no. 13), lämmǝʕe | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §4.2 no. 13 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Leslau keeps lamʿa 'be resplendent, shine' apart from lamlama 'be verdant, soft, tender' (LGz. 315); 'shine' is 788.

## Linked from

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

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