# \*SVlw-: 'quail'

> Proto-Semitic *SVlw-, 'quail': 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>) › [S](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/s/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*SVlw- |
| Meaning | 'quail' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2521 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | salwā (coll., unit. salwāt) 'quail' \[BK 1 1132\], \[LA XIV 395\]. | BK 1 1132; LA XIV 395 |  |
| Soqotri | šílhi \[LS 417\]. | LS 417 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ŝǝlāw (ŝlyw) (HALOT 1331), pB. sǝlāw \[Ja. 994\], ŝǝlāw \[ibid. 1583\] | HALOT 1331; Ja. 994; Ja. 1583 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | sǝlāw \[Ja. 994\], \[Levy WTM III 531\], slwwy \[Sok. 378\]. | Ja. 994; Levy WTM III 531; Sok. 378 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | salway 'quails (pl.)' \[Brock. 476\], \[PS 2641\]. | Brock. 476; PS 2641 |  |
| Aramaic | Sam. slwy \[Tal 590\]. | Tal 590 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. salwé (SED II 257) | SED II 257 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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