# \*lmn: 'bad; widow, widower'

> Proto-Semitic *lmn, 'bad; widow, widower': reflexes in 9 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*lmn |
| Meaning | 'bad; widow, widower' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | lemēnum (Huehnergard 1997 GAk, glossary; OLA80 §34.5; ORACC CAMS/GKAB x000021290); almānu (OLA80 §34.5); almattu (CAD A/1 362) | Huehnergard 1997 GAk, glossary; OLA80 §34.5; ORACC CAMS/GKAB x000021290; CAD A/1 362 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ʾlmt (Krahmalkov 53) | Krahmalkov 53 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʾalmnt (Kogan 2011, 236) | Kogan 2011 236 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʾalmānā (Kogan 2011, 236) | Kogan 2011 236 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʾarmaltā (Kogan 2011, 236) | Kogan 2011 236 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʾarmalat- (Kogan 2011, 236) | Kogan 2011 236 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʾarmaltaʾ (T 20); ʔrmlw (DNWSI 109) | T 20; DNWSI 109 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ʾarmaltaʾ (T 20) | T 20 |  |
| Aramaic | (OffAr) ʔrmlh (DNWSI 109) | DNWSI 109 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

OLA80 §34.5. Elative 'af'al derivation: \*almānu from lemnu. Etymology of 'widower' = 'worse one'. Syr. ʾarmaltā, Arb. ʾarmalat- by mutation of the sonorants (Kogan 2011, 236).

## Linked from

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

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