# \*lʾk: 'to send' 1, 'work, service' 2

> Proto-Semitic *lʾk, 'to send' 1, 'work, service' 2: reflexes in 19 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*lʾk |
| Meaning | 'to send' 1, 'work, service' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amharic | lakä/yəlak (OLA80 §45.17) | OLA80 §45.17 |  |
| Geez | laʾaka (OLA80 §45.17) | OLA80 §45.17 |  |
| Arabic | laʾaka (HALOT 513) | HALOT 513 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | lʾk (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 17) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 17; Anderson–Moser 2024 root lʾk | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | l-ʾ-k (George and Krebernik 2022, 155); malʾakān (Buck 2019, 329) | George and Krebernik 2022 155; Buck 2019, 329 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab lʾk (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 17; Sabaweb lemma 8332) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 17; Sabaweb lemma 8332 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | malʾāk (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 17) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 17 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic lʾk (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 92) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 92 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Cha. Ezha naxä, Gye. nāxä, Muh. laxä, Msq. lahä, Msq. Sod. lakä, Gog. laha (EDG 377 apud SEDonline 1299) | EDG 377; SEDonline 1299 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. Zwy. lāhä, Wol. lahä (EDG 377 apud SEDonline 1299) | EDG 377; SEDonline 1299 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | lakä (Leslau 1956:211 apud SEDonline 1299) | Leslau 1956:211; SEDonline 1299 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | laˀaxa, lāxa (EDH 98 apud SEDonline 1299) | EDH 98; SEDonline 1299 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | m(a)laka (LGz. 303) | LGz. 303 |  |
| Phoenician | mlʾk (LGz. 303); mlʾkt 2 (T 178) | LGz. 303; T 178 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | läʾaka (LGz. 303) | LGz. 303 |  |
| Tigrinya | läʾaḵä (LGz. 303) | LGz. 303 |  |
| Argobba | lahaka (LGz. 303) | LGz. 303 |  |
| Punic | mlkt 2 (T 178) | T 178 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | \*malʾak 1 (HALOT BArm. s.v. מַלְאַךְ) | HALOT BArm. s.v. מַלְאַךְ | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

OLA80 §45.17. Ethiopic verb with medial guttural. South Ethiopic: Amharic perfect lakä (&lt; la'aka), jussive yəlak (&lt; yəla'k), showing guttural loss.

## Linked from

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

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