# \*š/sVl(V)ʕ-: '(kind of) disease causing scales on the skin; leprosy'

> Proto-Semitic *š/sVl(V)ʕ-, '(kind of) disease causing scales on the skin; leprosy': reflexes in 4 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 | \*š/sVl(V)ʕ- |
| Meaning | '(kind of) disease causing scales on the skin; leprosy' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SED I No. 243 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | šullu (šūlu); šullānu (SED I 214) | SED I 214 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pB. sälaʕ (SED I 214) | SED I 214 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | silʕā (SED I 214) | SED I 214 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | sulaʕ-; salʕat-, salaʕat-; ʔaslaʕ- (SED I 214) | SED I 214 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Not 1777 \*šVlaʕ- 'pierce, split'.

## Linked from

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

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