*mlq: 'to pinch off, pull out'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	mālaq (Lv 1:15, 5:8) (HALOT 594)	HALOT 594	gloss withheld
Arabic	VIII immalaqa for imtalaqa 'tirer, extraire quelque chose' (BK 2 1150); 'eduxit rem' (Freytag 4 208)	BK 2 1150; Freytag 4 208
Eblaitic	me-a-gu-um /m-l-q/ (= Sum. SI.UR₄) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 42)	Sanmartín GlOS 2, 42	gloss withheld
Geez	malaqa (LGz. 345)	LGz. 345	gloss withheld
Aramaic	məlaq (LGz. 345)	LGz. 345	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	məlaq (LGz. 345)	LGz. 345	gloss withheld
Tigre	mälqäqa (LGz. 345)	LGz. 345	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	mälqäq̱ä (LGz. 345)	LGz. 345	gloss withheld
Amharic	moläqqäqä (LGz. 345)	LGz. 345	gloss withheld

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HALOT 594 queries Akkadian malāqu (AHw 594b), which CAD M/1 161 sets aside. Not 2604 *mrṭ 'to pluck, pull out hair', K0315 *qaraṣ- 'pinch'.

Updated 28 October 2026