# \*mlq: 'to pinch off, pull out'

> Proto-Semitic *mlq, 'to pinch off, pull out': reflexes in 9 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 2026-10-28.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mlq |
| Meaning | 'to pinch off, pull out' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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 |

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

## Notes

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'.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.