# \*la-: 'verily, yes' 1, 'O!' 2

> Proto-Semitic *la-, 'verily, yes' 1, 'O!' 2: reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*la- |
| Meaning | 'verily, yes' 1, 'O!' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | l 1 (DULAT 481); l 2 (DULAT 481) | DULAT 481 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | לְ emphatic 1, vocative 2 (HALOT 510) | HALOT 510 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | la- corroborative particle 1 (Lane 3006); la, yā la- vocative 2 (DULAT 481) | Lane 3006; DULAT 481 |  |
| Amorite | la-, li-, lu- 1 (Gelb AS 21, 24) | Gelb AS 21 24 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic l 1 (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 146) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 146 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 510 sets II לְ beside לוּ. DULAT 481 sets Ph., Pun. l, li, ly, precative particle (DNWSI 549), beside the Ugaritic.

## 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.