# \*ligām-/\*lugām-: 'bridle'

> Proto-Semitic *ligām-/*lugām-, 'bridle': reflexes in 9 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ligām-/\*lugām- |
| Meaning | 'bridle' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syrian Aramaic | lgāmā (LSyr. 359, SL 673 apud SEDonline 1320) | LSyr. 359, SL 673; SEDonline 1320 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | liǯām- (Lane 3008 apud SEDonline 1320) | Lane 3008; SEDonline 1320 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ləgʷām (CDG 307 apud SEDonline 1320) | CDG 307; SEDonline 1320 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ləgʷam (TED 135 apud SEDonline 1320) | TED 135; SEDonline 1320 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | ləgʷam (AED 115 apud SEDonline 1320) | AED 115; SEDonline 1320 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Zwy. lugām (EDG 376 apud SEDonline 1320) | EDG 376; SEDonline 1320 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Cha. Muh. Msq. Sod. ləgʷam, Cha. Ezha nəgʷam, End. lugām, Gog. lugam (EDG 376 apud SEDonline 1320) | EDG 376; SEDonline 1320 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ləgēm (ML 252 apud SEDonline 1320) | ML 252; SEDonline 1320 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | légɛ́m (JL 161 apud SEDonline 1320) | JL 161; SEDonline 1320 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*ligām-/lugām- 'bridle' (EDA I 172, ◊P0282; SEDonline 1320). Akk. pagūmu &lt;a part of harness&gt; comes close in form and sense, with an Anlaut discrepancy 'difficult to explain' (EDA I 171–172, ◊P0282).

## Linked from

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

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