# \*šVl-: 'be quiet' 1, 'be careless' 2

> Proto-Semitic *šVl-, 'be quiet' 1, 'be careless' 2: 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>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šVl- |
| Meaning | 'be quiet' 1, 'be careless' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1152 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | sll \[-u-\] 1 |  |  |
| Hebrew | šlh 1 |  |  |
| Aramaic | šlh 2; šly 1 (DNWSI 1142) | DNWSI 1142 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | šəlēwā (HALOT 1505) | HALOT 1505 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | šəlē (HALOT 1505) | HALOT 1505 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šəlā (šlw) (LGz. 528) | LGz. 528 |  |
| Ugaritic | šlw (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 53) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 53 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | šalia (HALOT 1524) | HALOT 1524 |  |

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

## Notes

Geez śāhlawa (LGz. 528), which Leslau takes as an augmented ślw beside Hebrew šālā, has ś against \*š.

## Linked from

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

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