# \*ʾṣl: 'noble, of noble descent'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾṣl, 'noble, of noble descent': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾṣl |
| Meaning | 'noble, of noble descent' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | \*ʾāṣîl, pl. cs. ʾăṣîlê (Ex 24:11) (HALOT 81) | HALOT 81 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʾaṣīl (Lane 65) (HALOT 81) | Lane 65; HALOT 81 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ʾaṣīl: a-ṣí-lum (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 47) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 47 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 81 derives II ʾāṣîl from I ʾṣl, a root it sets up on Arabic ʾaṣula 'to be firmly rooted, to be of noble descent' and ʾaṣl 'rootstock' (HALOT 82; Lane 64–65). Not 419 \*ʾ/wVṣVl- 'join' or K0618 'set aside'.

## Linked from

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

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