*dVlVw-: 'draw (water)', 'weigh'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab mdlt (Biella 82)	Biella 82	gloss withheld
Akkadian	dalû 'draw'	Anderson–Moser 2024 root dlw
Arabic	dalā 'pulled'	Anderson–Moser 2024 root dlw
Aramaic	DLY (CAL s.v. dly)	CAL s.v. dly; Anderson–Moser 2024 root dlw	gloss withheld
Geez	dalawa 'weigh' (Dillmann 07802)	Dillmann 07802; Anderson–Moser 2024 root dlw
Hebrew	dalah 'draw'	Anderson–Moser 2024 root dlw
Soqotri	dele (LGz. 132)	LGz. 132
Syrian Aramaic	dəlā (LGz. 132)	LGz. 132	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	däläwä (LGz. 132)	LGz. 132
Amharic	dälla (LGz. 132)	LGz. 132	gloss withheld
Amorite	dlw: jadlū (Gelb AS 21, 17)	Gelb AS 21 17	gloss withheld
Jibbali	délé (JL 39 apud SEDonline 1054)	JL 39; SEDonline 1054	gloss withheld

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

Tgr. däla 'to be watered, to grow green' likely preserves the root (Kogan 2011, 239). Biella 82 compares Geez mädlot 'weight, value'.

Updated 22 October 2026