# \*ṣalm-: 'image, statue, likeness'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣalm-, 'image, statue, likeness': reflexes in 12 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>) › [ṣ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tsade/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣalm- |
| Meaning | 'image, statue, likeness' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṣanam- 'idol' (BK 1, 1378) | BK 1, 1378 |  |
| Akkadian | ṣalmu (CAD Ṣ 78; AHw 1078) | CAD Ṣ 78; AHw 1078 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ṣlm (DULAT 772) | DULAT 772 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ṣlm (Krahmalkov 417) | Krahmalkov 417 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṣelem (HALOT 1028) | HALOT 1028 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Nabataean ṣnm for ṣlm (OLA80 §17.4) | OLA80 §17.4 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṣalmā (HALOT 1028; DJPA 465b apud CAL) | HALOT 1028; DJPA 465b; CAL |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣalmā, ṣəlemtā (HALOT 1028; Payne Smith 480) | HALOT 1028; Payne Smith 480 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṣilma (HALOT 1028; MD 393) | HALOT 1028; MD 393 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ṣlm, ẓlm (HALOT 1028; SD 143, 172; Sabaweb lemmas 1191, 2127); Qat. ṣlm (Ricks 1982 s.v. ṣlm) | HALOT 1028; SD 143, 172; Sabaweb lemmas 1191, 2127; Ricks 1982 s.v. ṣlm | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ṣlm (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 129); Dadanitic ṣlm (Al-Jallad 2026, 148) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 129; Al-Jallad 2026 148 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ṣəlēm (HALOT 1028) | HALOT 1028 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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