𐎍𐎛𐎋

Ugaritic

FWOTD – 13 July 2016

Alternative forms

• 𐎍𐎀𐎋 (lảk)

Etymology

Cognate to Ge'ez ለአከ (läʾäkä, “to send”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ʔi.ka/

Verb

𐎍𐎛𐎋 • (lỉk)

1. to send
   • c. 1400–1200 BCE, Letter RS 18.031. Lines 10-14:

     𐎀𐎐𐎊𐎋𐎐𐎟𐎄𐎚 / 𐎍𐎛𐎋𐎚𐎟𐎎𐎕𐎗𐎎 / 𐎅𐎐𐎄𐎚𐎟𐎁𐎟𐎕𐎗 / 𐎎𐎚𐎚𐎟𐎁𐎊[??] / 𐎂𐎌𐎎𐎟𐎀𐎄𐎗

     ảnykn · dt / lỉkt · mṣrm / hndt · b · ṣr / mtt · by[??] / gšm · ảdr

     Your ships that you sent to Egypt were dying in Tyre in the grasp of a strong storm.

Derived terms

• 𐎎𐎍𐎀𐎋 (mlảk, “messenger”)
• 𐎎𐎍𐎀𐎋𐎚 (mlảkt, “message; mission, embassy”)