Phoenician

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Etymology

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Common Northwest Semitic, Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (šālōm), Aramaic שְׁלָמָא (šlāmā) / ܫܠܡܐ (šlāmā), Ugaritic 𐎌𐎍𐎎 (šlm /⁠šalāmu⁠/).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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𐤔𐤋𐤌 (šlm)

  1. peace

Descendants

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  • Punic: 𐤔𐤋𐤌 (šlm)

Punic

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Etymology 1

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From Phoenician 𐤔𐤋𐤌 (šlm).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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𐤔𐤋𐤌 (šlm)

  1. peace

Etymology 2

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Particle 𐤔𐤋 plus third-person masculine plural possessive suffix 𐤌-. Compare Hebrew שֶׁלָּהֶם

Pronoun

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𐤔𐤋𐤌 (sillom)

  1. their (masculine or mixed group)
Usage notes
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This independent form existed in conjunction with the typical Semitic suffix possessive.

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