# \*šaly-(at-) {} \*saly-(at-): 'afterbirth, fetal membranes'

> Proto-Semitic *šaly-(at-) {} *saly-(at-), 'afterbirth, fetal membranes': reflexes in 11 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šaly-(at-) {} \*saly-(at-) |
| Meaning | 'afterbirth, fetal membranes' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2203 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | salan 'membrane that envelops the fetus' \[BK 1 1133\]; salīl- 'son' and 'male fetus' \[ibid. 1117\] | BK 1 1133; BK 1117 |  |
| Akkadian | silītu, šelītu, šalītu OB, SB \[CAD s 264\], \[AHw 1043\] | CAD s 264; AHw 1043 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | sǝlät \[LH 169\] | LH 169 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | šulita \[DM 454\] | DM 454 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | sayl \[LGz 522\] | LGz 522 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | MSQ šǝl šäkkätä \[LGur 577\] (šäkkätä \[ibid. 576\]), MUH šǝr, GYE šīr, CHA EŽA ENN šǝrǝr \[ibid. 577\]. | LGur 577; LGur 576 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šilyā (HALOT 1524); PB šālīl \[Ja 1583\]. | HALOT 1524; Ja 1583 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | šǝl \[K 603\] | K 603 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | šilyǝtā, šilyā; silyǝtā, sīlǝtā 'afterbirth' \[Ja 1584; 995\]; šillūlā 'embryo, birth' \[ibid. 1579\] | Ja 1584; Ja 1579 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | šǝlītā; šǝlā 'afterbirth; membrane covering the fetus' \[Brock 778\] | Brock 778 |  |
| Tigrinya | šǝlät 'fetus still in the mother's womb; placenta or afterbirth of animals' \[Bass 218\]; šǝl 'fetus still in the mother's womb' \[ibid. 215\] | Bass 218; Bass 215 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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