*mVlVṣ-: 'be smooth' 1, 'slip away, escape' 2

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic mlṣ 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 92)	Al-Jallad 2026 92	gloss withheld
Hebrew	m-l-ṣ 'be smooth, slippery' (BDB 576)	BDB 576
Arabic	maliṣa; malīṣ (HALOT 594; HALOT 845)	HALOT 594; HALOT 845	gloss withheld
Geez	lamaṣa, lamḍa 1 (LGz. 316)	LGz. 316	gloss withheld
Tigre	lämṣa 1 (LGz. 316)	LGz. 316	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	lämäṣä 1 (LGz. 316)	LGz. 316	gloss withheld
Amharic	ləmuṭ 1 (LGz. 316)	LGz. 316	gloss withheld

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

Al-Jallad (2026, 92) compares Arabic maliṣa 'to get loose, escape, slip away' (Lane 2736).

Updated 3 November 2026