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Root m-l-ḥ

Ugaritic ↔ Imperial Aramaic

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —𐎎-𐎍-𐎈↔ m-l-ḥ. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Ugaritic

ug
root: 𐎎-𐎍-𐎈
  • 𐎎𐎍𐎈𐎚mlḥtnoun
    salt
  • 𐎎𐎍𐎈𐎎𐎚mlḥmtnoun
    war
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Imperial Aramaic

arc
root: m-l-ḥ
  • מַלַחmālaḥverb• tg. Jon. Josh 15:62
    to salt
  • מֶלַחmelaḥnoun• tg. Jon. Josh 15:62
    absolute state of מִלְחָא (milḥā, “salt”)
  • מִלְחָאmilḥanoun• tg. Jon. Judg 9:45
    salt
  • מַלָּחָאmallāḥānoun• tg. Jon. Judg 9:45
    sailor
Canonical root family: m-l-ḥ