# \*dll: 'to guide, show the way'

> Proto-Semitic *dll, 'to guide, show the way': reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## 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.

## Linked from

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

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