# \*ṯlʕ: 'to smash, break; to defeat'

> Proto-Semitic *ṯlʕ, 'to smash, break; to defeat': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṯlʕ |
| Meaning | 'to smash, break; to defeat' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab hṯlʿn (inf.) (Biella 544); hṯlʿ (SD 150); ṯlʿ (H) (Sabaweb lemma 1904) | Biella 544; SD 150; Sabaweb lemma 1904 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṯalaʿa, inf. n. ṯalʿ 'to break, bruise (the head)'; 'to break unripe dates'; muṯallaʿ 'broken' (BK 1 234) | BK 1 234 |  |

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## Notes

Biella 544 sets Arabic ṯalaʿa 'break, smash (the head)' beside the Sabaic causative. BK 1 234 refers ṯalaġa to ṯalaʿa; Sabaweb lemma 1904 cites the ġ form ṯalaġa 'to smash (the head)' from ibn Fāris and the Lisān.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.