# \*lhy: 'to bleat'

> Proto-Semitic *lhy, 'to bleat': 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>) › [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*lhy |
| Meaning | 'to bleat' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1464 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ləhū (ML 253 apud SEDonline 1464) | ML 253; SEDonline 1464 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ləhé (JL 162 apud SEDonline 1464) | JL 162; SEDonline 1464 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ḷɛ́hɛ (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 67) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 67 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*lhy 'to bleat' (SEDonline 1464). Probably onomatopoeic (Kogan 2015:563 apud SEDonline 1464).

## Linked from

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

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