# \*dVlaḥ-: 'make turbid'

> Proto-Semitic *dVlaḥ-, 'make turbid': reflexes in 5 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>) › [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*dVlaḥ- |
| Meaning | 'make turbid' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | d-l-ḥ 'stir up, make turbid' (BDB 195) | BDB 195 |  |
| Ugaritic | dlḥt (CUC; DULAT 268) | CUC; DULAT 268 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | dullāḥ (HALOT 222) | HALOT 222 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | dalāḫu (CAD D 43; HALOT 222); dilḫu (CAD D 141); duluḫḫû (CAD D 178) | CAD D 43; HALOT 222; CAD D 141; CAD D 178 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | dlaḥ 'trouble, disturb'; dūlāḥā 'troubling; tumult, confusion'; dlīḥūtā 'tossing of waters; disorder' (Payne Smith 92) | Payne Smith 92 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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