*ẓlm: 'grow dark, be black'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Geez	ṣalma (LGz. 556)	LGz. 556	gloss withheld
Arabic	ẓalima (LGz. 556; HALOT 1028); ẓulmat (HALOT 1028)	LGz. 556; HALOT 1028
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab ẓlm (SD 172); the place name Ẓalam (Sabaweb lemma 5548)	SD 172; Sabaweb lemma 5548	gloss withheld
Hebrew	*ṣlm (HALOT 1028); ṣalmūṯ (LGz. 556)	HALOT 1028; LGz. 556	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ṭlm (HALOT 1028)	HALOT 1028
Syrian Aramaic	ṭlm (HALOT 1028)	HALOT 1028
Ugaritic	ẓlmt (LGz. 556; HALOT 1028)	LGz. 556; HALOT 1028
Akkadian	ṣalāmu (CAD Ṣ 70; AHw 1076); ṣalmu (CAD Ṣ 77)	CAD Ṣ 70; AHw 1076; CAD Ṣ 77	gloss withheld
Tigre	ṣälma, č̣älma (LGz. 556)	LGz. 556
Tigrinya	ṣällämä (LGz. 556)	LGz. 556
Gafat	ṣillämä (LGz. 556)	LGz. 556
Amharic	č̣ällämä, ṭäyyämä (LGz. 556)	LGz. 556
Gurage	č̣ällämä (LGz. 556)	LGz. 556
Argobba	č̣elläma (LGz. 556)	LGz. 556
Harari	č̣ēläma (LGz. 556); ṭäy [LHar 157]	LGz. 556; LHar 157	gloss withheld
East Ethiopic	Sel. ṭēm, Wol. ṭem [LHar 157]	LHar 157
Mehri	həḏ̣láwm (Kogan 2011, 198)	Kogan 2011 198	gloss withheld
Jibbali	ḏ̣əliũt (Kogan 2011, 198)	Kogan 2011 198	gloss withheld
Soqotri	ṭlm (Kogan 2011, 198)	Kogan 2011 198	gloss withheld
Amorite	ṯ̣alm: ṣa-al-ma-nu-um (Ur III) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 334)	Sanmartín GlOS 2, 334	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ẓlmt (Al-Jallad 2026, 177)	Al-Jallad 2026 177	gloss withheld

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Not S13 *ṭalam- 'to wrong' or 2768 *ṣalm- 'image'.

Updated 22 October 2026