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

> Proto-Semitic *mVlVṣ-, 'be smooth' 1, 'slip away, escape' 2: reflexes in 7 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>) › [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mVlVṣ- |
| Meaning | 'be smooth' 1, 'slip away, escape' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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.

## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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