# \*ʾ/wVṣVl-: 'join' 1, 'attach' 2, 'to come, arrive' 3

> Proto-Semitic *ʾ/wVṣVl-, 'join' 1, 'attach' 2, 'to come, arrive' 3: reflexes in 8 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-27.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾ/wVṣVl- |
| Meaning | 'join' 1, 'attach' 2, 'to come, arrive' 3 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 385 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | wīṣǝl 3 (Rubin 2018 124) | Rubin 2018 124 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | wṣl 1 \[BK 2 1548 apud SED I 260\]; waṣṣalahu 1; waṣalahu, waṣala ʾilayhi 3 (Lane 3054) | BK 2 1548; SED I 260; Lane 3054 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʔṣl III nif. 2 (HALOT 82) | HALOT 82 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ʔṣl (T 28) | T 28 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab wṣl (Biella 140, 141); hwṣl 3 (SD 164; Sabaweb lemma 1671) | Biella 140, 141; SD 164; Sabaweb lemma 1671 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʿṣʾl (T 28) | T 28 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ṣeḷ (LS 496; SLOnline 3149) | LS 496; SLOnline 3149 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic wṣl 3 (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 141); ʾṣl 3 (Al-Jallad 2026, 169) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 141; Al-Jallad 2026 169 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Soq. ṣeḷ is a causative of PWS \*wṣl 'to come, to attain' (SLOnline 3149; SEDonline 2034).

## Linked from

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

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