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

> Proto-Semitic *dḥl, 'to flee, withdraw to a distance': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

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

## Reflexes

| 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 |

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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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