*dḥl: 'to flee, withdraw to a distance'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*dḥl
Meaning	'to flee, withdraw to a distance'
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Geez	dəḥla (yədḥal); tadəḥla (LGz. 127)	LGz. 127	gloss withheld
Arabic	daḥala ʿannī 'he went, or removed, to a distance, or far, from me: fled from me' (Lane 856)	Lane 856
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic dḥl (Al-Jallad 2026, 33)	Al-Jallad 2026 33	gloss withheld

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

LGz. 127 calls the connection with Ugaritic dḥl and Syriac dəḥel 'fear' unlikely. Not 2936 *ḏVḥVl- 'fear'.

Updated 28 October 2026