# \*šlʕ/ɣ {} \*slʕ/ɣ: 'to grow toothless'

> Proto-Semitic *šlʕ/ɣ {} *slʕ/ɣ, 'to grow toothless': 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 | \*šlʕ/ɣ {} \*slʕ/ɣ |
| Meaning | 'to grow toothless' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SED I verbal roots, No. 62 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | slɣ (SED I 318) | SED I 318 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | sälʕa, suluʕ (SED I 319) | SED I 319 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | sēlo (SED I 319) | SED I 319 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | (?) šɛlaʕún; šɔ́tlaʕ (SED I 319) | SED I 319 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Not 1777 \*šVlaʕ- 'pierce, split'.

## Linked from

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

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