# \*šlḳ: 'to mock, deride; to revile'

> Proto-Semitic *šlḳ, 'to mock, deride; to revile': 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 2026-11-06.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šlḳ |
| Meaning | 'to mock, deride; to revile' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | tasālaqa; səllāq (LGz. 500) | LGz. 500 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | salāqa (LGz. 500) | LGz. 500 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | (tä)saläqä (LGz. 500) | LGz. 500 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | (tä)salläqä (LGz. 500) | LGz. 500 |  |

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

## Notes

Homonym of 3216 \*šlḳ 'to boil, cook' and 1366 \*šVlVḳ- 'cut, split'.

## Linked from

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

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