# \*lgg: 'depth of the sea, abyss'

> Proto-Semitic *lgg, 'depth of the sea, abyss': 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 2026-10-28.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*lgg |
| Meaning | 'depth of the sea, abyss' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ləgʷat (LGz. 308) | LGz. 308 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | lujja, lujj 'the main body of water, or of the sea … the depth, or deep, of the sea, of which the bottom cannot be reached; the fathomless deep' (Lane 2650) | Lane 2650 |  |

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## Notes

Not 2765 \*tihām- 'deep, primordial ocean, abyss'.

## Linked from

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

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