# \*mVl-: 'speak'

> Proto-Semitic *mVl-, 'speak': reflexes in 8 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mVl- |
| Meaning | 'speak' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 584 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic mly (Al-Jallad 2026, 92) | Al-Jallad 2026 92 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | mll |  |  |
| Aramaic | mll (DNWSI 644) | DNWSI 644 |  |
| Arabic | malla (HALOT 594) | HALOT 594 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | mll (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §2 no. 10) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §2 no. 10 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | mll (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §2 no. 10) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §2 no. 10 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | mll (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §2 no. 10) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §2 no. 10 |  |
| Punic | N.Pu. mlʾ; mly (T 177–178) | T 177–178 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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