# \*ʾVlVṣ-: 'press, urge'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾVlVṣ-, 'press, urge': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾVlVṣ- |
| Meaning | 'press, urge' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ʔlṣ pi. (HALOT 60) | HALOT 60 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔelaṣ 'press, urge, compel; straiten, afflict' (Payne Smith 18) | Payne Smith 18 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

HALOT 60 also cites Mandaic 'to press' and Jewish Aramaic, Syriac nouns 'distress'.

## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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