# \*šVlVm- ~ \*sVlVm-: 'be unharmed, healthy' 1, 'hand over, surrender' 2

> Proto-Semitic *šVlVm- ~ *sVlVm-, 'be unharmed, healthy' 1, 'hand over, surrender' 2: reflexes in 19 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šVlVm- ~ \*sVlVm- |
| Meaning | 'be unharmed, healthy' 1, 'hand over, surrender' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1332 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | sīlǝm 1 (Rubin 2018 123) | Rubin 2018 123 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | slm; salima 'he was, or became, safe, or secure; or he escaped; … free, from evils of any kind' 1; sallama ilayhi š-šayʾa 'he gave to him the thing; or delivered it to him' 2 (Lane 1412) | Lane 1412 |  |
| Akkadian | šalāmu (AHw 1143); cf. salāmu, salīmu OB | AHw 1143 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | šlm; šlm (D) /šallima/ 2 (UVST 182) | UVST 182 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | šlm 1; šlm 2 (Krahmalkov 464); šlm (T 318); šlm ḥlpt 2 (Krahmalkov 463) | Krahmalkov 464; T 318; Krahmalkov 463 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šālam; šlm 1 (DNWSI 1153) | DNWSI 1153 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | slm (Sabaweb lemma 5707); Sab s1lm 1; hs1lm 1; s1tlm 1 (SD 126) | Sabaweb lemma 5707; SD 126 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | šəlam, šəlēm (HALOT 1532); šalmā, šəlīm (HALOT 1538) | HALOT 1532; HALOT 1538 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | šəlam (HALOT 1532) | HALOT 1532 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | salama (HALOT 1532) | HALOT 1532 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | salma (HALOT 1532) | HALOT 1532 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šalmā (HALOT 1538); šəlāmā (LGz. 500); šlem 2 (Payne Smith 581) | HALOT 1538; LGz. 500; Payne Smith 581 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | CPArm. šwlm (HALOT 1538); šlm 2 (DNWSI 1144); šlm 1 (DNWSI 1146); šlm 2 (DNWSI 1152) | HALOT 1538; DNWSI 1144; DNWSI 1146; DNWSI 1152 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | šlama (LGz. 500) | LGz. 500 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | sälam (LGz. 500) | LGz. 500 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | sälam (LGz. 500) | LGz. 500 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ślm: jiślam, śalamum, śalamatum, śalimum (Gelb AS 21, 32); yašlam, yašlim/yišlam (Buck 2019, 332); S-l-m 2: e-es-li-mu-um, ia-áš-la-mu-um, iš-la-ma-na; Salim 2: sa-li-im, sa-li-ma-tim (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 196–197) | Gelb AS 21 32; Buck 2019, 332; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 196–197 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic slm (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 122); ʾslm 2 (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 47); ʾslm; slm (Al-Jallad 2026, 132); slm (D) (Al-Jallad 2026, 133); Dhofari slm (Al-Jallad 2026, 132) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 122; Al-Jallad–Jaworska 47; Al-Jallad 2026 132; Al-Jallad 2026 133 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | N.Pu. šlm (T 318); šlm (T 319); Neo-Punic šlm 2, in šlm hršt (Krahmalkov 465); šlm 2 (DNWSI 1153) | T 318; T 319; Krahmalkov 465; DNWSI 1153 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Soqotri selim 'greet' (LGz. 499); sóľim 'to greet' (SLOnline 7580), borrowed from Arabic slm II 'to greet'.

## Linked from

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

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