# \*ša/ilḫ-: 'skin, hide'

> Proto-Semitic *ša/ilḫ-, 'skin, hide': reflexes in 6 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 | \*ša/ilḫ- |
| Meaning | 'skin, hide' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1909 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | salḫ- 'skin when it has been removed from a skinned animal' \[BK 1 1121\]; silḫ- 'shed skin of a serpent' \[ibid.\]; mislāḫ- 'skin that has just been removed from an animal; unprepared skin; shed skin of a serpent' \[ibid.\] | BK 1 1121 |  |
| Akkadian | (?) mašlû OAkk on \[CAD m1 380\], \[AHw 628\]. | CAD m1 380; AHw 628 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | PB šälaḥ 'hide, fresh skin' \[Ja 1580\] | Ja 1580 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | šilḥā \[Ja 1580\]; šlḥ \[DJPA 551b apud CAL\] | Ja 1580; DJPA 551b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šelḥā 'skin, hide' \[Brock 780\]; šǝlāḥǝtā 'shed skin (of serpents)' \[ibid.\]; šǝloḥtā 'skin of a serpent' \[ibid.\]; mǝšallǝḥā 'bark, rind' \[ibid.\] | Brock 780 |  |
| Aramaic | PLM šlḥ \[HJ 1142\] | HJ 1142 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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