# \*ṭlf: 'to skim off'

> Proto-Semitic *ṭlf, 'to skim off': reflexes in 3 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>) › [ṭ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tet/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṭlf |
| Meaning | 'to skim off' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 818 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ṭəlīfūt (ML 409 apud SEDonline 818) | ML 409; SEDonline 818 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ṭɔ́lɔ́f (JL 277 apud SEDonline 818) | JL 277; SEDonline 818 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | əṭľífo (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 121) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 121 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ṭlf 'to skim off' (SEDonline 818).

## Linked from

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

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