*dll: 'to guide, show the way'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*dll
Meaning	'to guide, show the way'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab dll (Biella 82) (SD 35) (Sabaweb lemma 2414)	Biella 82; SD 35; Sabaweb lemma 2414	gloss withheld
Arabic	dalla 'he directed, guided; showed him the way' (Lane 900)	Lane 900
Mehri	dəl (Johnstone 1987, 69 apud Sabaweb lemma 2414)	Johnstone 1987, 69; Sabaweb lemma 2414	gloss withheld
Jibbali	dell (Johnstone 1981, 38 apud Sabaweb lemma 2414)	Johnstone 1981, 38; Sabaweb lemma 2414	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	dll (DULAT 268)	DULAT 268	gloss withheld

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Notes

Biella 82 sets Arabic dalla 'show, indicate' and dalīl 'guide' beside the Sabaic. The agent nouns are two formations: Sab dlwl 'guides' (Biella 83), 'scout' (SD 35), 'scouts, spies, guides' (Sabaweb lemma 2413); Arabic dalīl 'a guide' (Lane 901). 3627 *dll 'to hang down, dangle' is another root.

Updated 28 October 2026

*dll: 'to guide, show the way'

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