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*šlw - to have rest, to be at ease
(Kogan 2015: 198)
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Akkadian
šelû
- to be negligent, careless, inattentive
(CAD Š₂ 274, AHw. 1211)
Widely attested in NB. Borrowed from Aramaic.
Ugaritic
šlw
- to rest
(DUL 821)
Hapax legomenon in 1.14 iii 45: ˀašlw b ṣp ˁnh ‘I will rest in the glance of her eyes.’
Hebrew
šlw
- to have rest, to be at ease
(HALOT 1505)
Hebrew
šalwā
- ease, rest
(HALOT 1505)
Syriac
šly
- to rest
(LSyr. 778, SL 1563)
Arabic
slw
- to be forgetful; to be free from anxiety
(Lane 1417)
Arabic
salwat-
- content, happiness, comfort
(Lane 1417)
Mehri
sōli
- to amuse, entertain
(ML 350)
Borrowed from Arabic.
Mehri
slū
- to be happy
(ML 350)
Borrowed from Arabic.
Jibbali
eslé
- to amuse
(JL 229)
Borrowed from Arabic.
Jibbali
essóli
- to amuse, entertain
(JL 229)
Borrowed from Arabic.