# \*šVlVḳ-: 'cut, split' 1, 'strike down' 2

> Proto-Semitic *šVlVḳ-, 'cut, split' 1, 'strike down' 2: reflexes in 3 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 2026-11-02.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šVlVḳ- |
| Meaning | 'cut, split' 1, 'strike down' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | slḳ 'to remove, take away; to pierce' BK 2 1127; šlq \[-u-\] 'to strike with a whip, etc.; to split lengthwise' ibid. 1264 | BK 2 1127 |  |
| Akkadian | šalāqu (AHw 1146) | AHw 1146 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic slq 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 133) | Al-Jallad 2026 133 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Al-Jallad (2026, 133) compares Arabic salaqa-hu 'he threw him down; he pierced him (with a spear)' (Lane 1409).

## Linked from

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

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