# \*dll: 'to hang down, dangle'

> Proto-Semitic *dll, 'to hang down, dangle': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*dll |
| Meaning | 'to hang down, dangle' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | dll (HALOT 223) | HALOT 223 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | tadaldala (Lane 901); dalla II (HALOT 223) | Lane 901; HALOT 223 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | dlūl (HALOT 223) | HALOT 223 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | n-dīdl (LGz. 131) | LGz. 131 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Middle Hebrew dildēl 'to allow to hang down' (HALOT 223). Not 1209 \*dall- 'buttocks', 1496 \*dall- 'small, inferior' or 290 \*dal(V)w- 'bucket' (Arabic dlw 'let down'). Hebrew dallâ 'thrum; loose hair' (Is 38:12, Song 7:6; HALOT 222); LGz. 131 sets it beside Geez dəllāle. LGz. 131 glosses Geez dəllul 'combed, curly, curled' and dəllāle 'curled hair, curl', and sets them with Arabic (ta)daldala 'dangle'.

## Linked from

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

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