# \*ṣlw: 'to pray; prayer'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣlw, 'to pray; prayer': 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>) › [ṣ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tsade/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣlw |
| Meaning | 'to pray; prayer' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ṣlt, ṣlthmw (Biella 423) | Biella 423 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ṣly D (DULAT 772); ṣlt (DULAT 772) | DULAT 772 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ṣly (DNWSI 967) | DNWSI 967 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Biella 423 compares Arabic ṣly (D) 'pray', ṣalā(w)ᵗ 'prayer'.

## Linked from

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

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